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Prehistoric Life

How tall was Elasmotherium sibiricum?

An adult Elasmotherium sibiricum stood about 2 m (6 ft 7 in) at the shoulder.

What is measured: adult, shoulder height

Elasmotherium sibiricum (2 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Elasmotherium sibiricum (2 m), Doorway (2 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the same height as a doorway
  • A little taller than an adult person
  • About 5.2× as tall as a bowling pin
  • About 33% of the length of a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 14× as tall as a smartphone

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Facts about Elasmotherium sibiricum

Elasmotherium was a giant Ice Age rhinoceros often nicknamed the Siberian unicorn because of its enormous forehead horn.

Source: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Elasmotherium; Encyclopaedia Britannica — Elasmotherium

Prehistoric Life

NameSizeCompared with Elasmotherium sibiricum
Gastornis gigantea1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.9×
Coelodonta antiquitatis1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.9×
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.9×
Dire wolf1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)0.9×
Protoceratops andrewsi2 m (6 ft 7 in)same size
Castoroides ohioensis2 m (6 ft 7 in)same size
Elasmotherium sibiricum2 m (6 ft 7 in)this page
Megaloceros giganteus2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)1.1×
Entelodon magnus2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)1.1×
Daeodon shoshonensis2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)1.1×

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