Rhinoceros Giants, Donald R. Prothero
Rhinoceros Giants, Donald R. Prothero
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Rhinoceros Giants
The Paleobiology of Indricotheres

Author: Donald R. Prothero

Narrator: Will Tulin

Unabridged: 5 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/27/2022

Synopsis

Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls six feet long, stood twenty-two feet high at the shoulder, and were twice as heavy as the largest elephant ever recorded, tipping the scales at 44,100 pounds. Fortunately, the big brutes were vegetarians. Donald R. Prothero tells their story, from their discovery just a century ago to the latest research on how they lived and died.

About Donald R. Prothero

Donald R. Prothero is a research associate in vertebrate paleontology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. He has taught college geology and paleontology for forty years at institutions such as Columbia University, Vassar College, Knox College, and Pierce College, and currently at Cal Poly Pomona. For twenty-seven years, he was professor of geology at Occidental College in Los Angeles and lecturer in geobiology at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. He earned his MA, MPhil, and PhD degrees in geological sciences from Columbia University. He is the author of over 300 scientific papers published in leading journals and over thirty titles in geology, paleontology, and evolutionary biology.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shrike58

This book represents something of a debunking of the creature formerly known as "Baluchitherium," as it seems inevitable that the supposed largest land mammal that ever lived would generate a mythology that would be hard to dismantle in the wake of its earlier popularization. Among other points, it'......more

Goodreads review by Ishmael

I really would rather have rated this book a 3.5, since 3 felt too low. But 4 definitely feels too high. I didn't dislike this book, but I had some problems with its structure. I just feel like the book lacks focus, and spends too little time on the indricotheres themselves. There are lengthy discus......more

Goodreads review by Jamie

The giant indricothere rhinoceroses - also known by various other names such as Baluchitherium and Paraceratherium - were, at the time this was written, thought to be the largest land mammals that ever lived. More recently, an extinct elephant has claimed that crown, although, frankly, there's not m......more

Goodreads review by Shane

I needed a break from reading for school over the holidays so I brought two paleontology books home with me to read for fun. I first saw a photo of a life-sized fiberglass model of an Indricothere several years ago that peaked my interest. I am a big fan of Dr. Prothero. I've read several of his boo......more

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