EoFauna Paraceratherium Grangeri recreates one of the largest land mammals known from the fossil record as a 1:35 collector-scale model, with an elongated neck, deep torso, long limbs, and carefully rendered skin folds and surface texture.
The EoFauna Paraceratherium Grangeri measures: 9.84" L x 18.90" W x 13.39" H
Model Scale: 1:35
The EoFauna Paraceratherium Grangeri presents this enormous prehistoric rhinoceros relative in a natural walking pose, with the head held forward on an elongated neck and the limbs positioned to suggest steady movement. The model emphasizes the animal's distinctive proportions, including a relatively small head, long neck, deep barrel-shaped torso, powerful shoulders and hindquarters, and tall weight-bearing limbs. Fine wrinkles extend across the neck and lower body, while denser surface texture covers the torso and limbs. The face includes small eyes, upright ears, defined nostrils, and a broad upper lip, giving the head recognizable rhinoceros-like characteristics without adding a horn. A slender tail extends behind the body and ends in a small tuft.
At 1:35 scale, the model gives collectors an opportunity to display Paraceratherium alongside other prehistoric mammals at a consistent scale. Its proportions are especially useful for comparative displays because the long legs, elevated body, extended neck, and comparatively small head distinguish it from living rhinoceroses and many other large terrestrial mammals. For families and educational collections, these visible anatomical characteristics provide useful reference points for examining how a giant hornless rhinoceros relative differed from modern rhinos, elephants, and other large herbivores. The included collectible card provides additional information about Paraceratherium grangeri and complements the figure as both a display piece and an educational resource.
Paraceratherium grangeri was a giant hornless rhinoceros relative that lived in Asia during the Oligocene Epoch. Paraceratherium and closely related forms are among the largest terrestrial mammals known from the fossil record. Estimates vary because complete skeletons are unknown, but reconstructions indicate an animal substantially larger than any living rhinoceros, with long limbs, an elongated neck, a relatively small head, and a massive body.
Paraceratherium was an herbivore whose height and long neck would have allowed it to browse vegetation above the reach of many other mammals. Its skull lacked the prominent nasal horn characteristic of many living rhinoceroses, and its teeth were adapted for processing plant material. The combination of long legs, a high shoulder position, and an extended neck produced body proportions unlike those of the shorter, more compact rhinoceroses familiar today. Its enormous size made Paraceratherium an important example of the extreme body sizes attained by land mammals after the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.
Fossils attributed to Paraceratherium and closely related giant rhinocerotoids have been recovered across Asia, including deposits in China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan. Paraceratherium grangeri is particularly associated with fossils from Mongolia and northern China. Much of what scientists know about these animals comes from incomplete skulls, jaws, teeth, and postcranial remains rather than complete articulated skeletons. Continued study and comparison of this material have led to revisions in the classification and reconstruction of giant Oligocene rhinoceros relatives, making Paraceratherium important to research into rhinoceros evolution, mammalian gigantism, and Cenozoic ecosystems.
Includes a collectible Paraceratherium grangeri card.
Part of the Prehistoric Animals Collection by EoFauna
Part of our collection of Dinosaur Figures
Made of durable synthetic material by EoFauna. Hand Painted.
Product Code: EOFAUNA-014
Model Number: EoFauna #014
Brand: EoFauna
14+ Years
Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.
