Elasmotherium caucasicum

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siberian_unicorn
gptkbp:art_style depicted in art and literature
gptkbp:behavior likely solitary
gptkbp:body_style robust body
large body with thick legs
gptkbp:caused_by climate change and human activity
gptkbp:climate cold environments
adapted to cold climates
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:Siberian_unicorn
gptkbp:conservation_status not applicable
gptkbp:cultural_significance mythical creature in folklore
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Caucasus_Mountains
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Eurasia
gptkbp:eye_color up to 1.5 meters
gptkbp:family gptkb:Rhinocerotidae
gptkbp:first_described_by Georgi Ivanovich Shcherbakov
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:region
skeletal remains
extensive fossil record known
found in various sites across Eurasia
important for understanding rhinoceros evolution
open grasslands and tundra
part of Pleistocene megafauna
up to 29,000 years old
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
open plains
Eurasian steppes
gptkbp:has_skin thick skin
gptkbp:headcount large skull with prominent horn
gptkbp:historical_period Pleistocene
Late Pleistocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Elasmotherium caucasicum
gptkbp:instrument single large horn on the forehead
gptkbp:is_known_for fossil remains
gptkbp:length up to 4 meters
approximately 3.5 to 4 meters
gptkbp:migration seasonal migration likely
gptkbp:mouth high-crowned molars
gptkbp:order gptkb:Perissodactyla
gptkbp:origin descended from earlier rhinoceroses
gptkbp:predators none known
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Elasmotherium
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:modern_rhinoceroses
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:research studied in paleontology
distributed across Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Elasmotherium_caucasicum
gptkbp:size large
larger than modern rhinos
gptkbp:social_structure likely solitary or small groups
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Rhinocerotinae
gptkbp:weight up to 4,000 kg
gptkbp:wildlife extinct
approximately 29,000 years ago
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:1800s