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Description ES: Los deinoterios son un género de paquidermos que apareció durante el Mioceno Medio y que se extinguieron en el Pleistoceno Inferior. Entre ellos está la tercera mayor especie de mamífero que jamás haya existido (sólo superada por el Palaeoloxodon namadicus y el Paraceratherium) con una altura en el lomo de unos 4,5 metros y un peso en los grandes machos de más de 13 toneladas. Separándose del linaje del resto de paquidermos hace unos 30 millones de años, los deinoterios apenas han evolucionado desde entonces. Su característica más distintiva es la presencia de colmillos en la mandíbula inferior, no en la superior como en los elefantes, cuya función todavía sigue siendo un misterio. La teoría más aceptada era que el deinoterio los utilizaba para pelar la corteza de los árboles y arrancar ramas. También se sugirió que los empleaba para remover el suelo en busca de raíces, pero están muy lejos del suelo como para que le resulten cómodos de usar al animal.

Los primeros restos de Deinotherium fueron hallados en Alemania en 1820, antes incluso del hallazgo de los primeros dinosaurios. Por ello recibió el nombre de "bestia terrible". La especie tipo es Deinotherium giganteum, la cual habitó Europa Central y Mediterránea, pero además de ella hay diversas especies repartidas por Asia y África, como D. indicum y D. bozasi, respectivamente. Todas las especies evolucionaron a partir del Prodeinotherium, una forma basal de este animal con un menor tamaño, patas delanteras más cortas y diferencias sutiles en los dientes.

El Deinotherium bozasi compartió hábitat con nuestros antepasados en África durante el Plioceno y parte del Pleistoceno. Los australopithecus verían a este animal como un coloso, pero al deinoterio seguramente no le llamaba la atención ver a estos homíninos en un árbol, ya que no suponían ni la más mínima amenaza. Con el cambio climático que supuso el comienzo del Pleistoceno, el hábitat idóneo de estos paquidermos se redujo, extinguiéndose por completo en Eurasia. En África, el D. bozasi pudo sobrevivir en la parte más oriental, compartiendo sus últimos momentos con especies de elefantes verdaderos mucho más adaptados a los cambios, lo que supuso su extinción. Pronto sólo quedaría en la Tierra sólo los elefantes que conocemos hoy en día, Loxodonta africana y Elephas maximus, junto con los mamuts y mastodontes, que al final también sucumbieron como sabemos.

EN: Deinotherium is a genus of pachyderms that appeared during the Middle Miocene and became extinct in the Early Pleistocene. Among them is the third largest species of mammal that ever existed (reached only by Palaeoloxodon namadicus and Paraceratherium), with a height on the back of 4.5 meters and a weight in the big males over 13 tons. Going away from the rest of pachyderms lineage about 30 million years ago, deinotheriums have hardly changed since. Its most distinctive feature is the presence of teeth in the lower jaw, not on the top as in the elephants, whose function is still a mystery. The most accepted theory was that the deinotherium used them to peel the bark of trees and branches. It was also suggested that them used to remove the soil looking for roots, but they are too far from the ground.

The first Deinotherium fossils were discovered in the 1820s in Germany, even before the discovery of the first dinosaurs. For this it received the name of "terrible beast". The type species is Deinotherium giganteum, which dwelt Central and Mediterranean Europe, but besides it there are several species spread across Asia and Africa, as D. indicum and D. bozasi, respectively. All species evolved from Prodeinotherium, a basal form of this animal with a smaller size, shorter front legs and subtle differences in teeth.

Deinotherium bozasi shared habitat with our ancestors in Africa during the Pliocene and part of the Pleistocene. Australopithecus would see this animal like a colossus, but certainly the deinotherium wouldn't notice to see these hominins in a tree because they didn't pose even the slightest threat. With the climate change that marked the beginning of the Pleistocene, the ideal habitat for this pachyderms was reduced, being completely extinct in Eurasia. In Africa, D. bozasi could survive in the easternmost part, sharing their last moments with true elephants species, more adapted to the changes, which led to their extinction. Soon, only stay on Earth the elephants we know today, Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus, along with the mammoths and mastodons, which ultimately also succumbed, as we know.
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Comments: 23

Okavanga [2018-10-31 12:52:19 +0000 UTC]

Added to my Watchers Collection ==> www.deviantart.com/okavanga/fa…

Many Thanks

David

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Evodolka [2017-10-09 22:10:53 +0000 UTC]

i remember back when i didn't like this guy
now i feel like a fool for thinking that

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Louisetheanimator [2017-06-28 21:10:30 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful. ^^

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jesusgamarra In reply to Louisetheanimator [2017-07-07 16:21:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Louisetheanimator In reply to jesusgamarra [2017-07-07 17:26:43 +0000 UTC]

No worries.

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Crowford210 [2016-12-27 16:07:14 +0000 UTC]

I wonder what they sounded like

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Zimices [2016-09-06 17:14:49 +0000 UTC]

Quedó excelente, además siempre es bueno ver deinoterios por ahí.

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jesusgamarra In reply to Zimices [2016-09-08 12:16:54 +0000 UTC]

Muchas gracias amigo. Mi galería necesitaba con urgencia un Deinotherium xdd

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NataliaLozanoR [2016-09-04 13:15:13 +0000 UTC]

Qué bien dibujas amigo

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jesusgamarra In reply to NataliaLozanoR [2016-09-04 23:29:14 +0000 UTC]

Muchas gracias Natalia

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Ursumeles [2016-09-04 07:26:06 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work!
Isn't Palaeoloxodon namadicus bigger than either?

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jesusgamarra In reply to Ursumeles [2016-09-04 23:28:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And you're absolutely right hahaha I don't know how I forgot the poor Palaeoloxodon Now it's fixed by the way

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Ursumeles In reply to jesusgamarra [2016-09-05 07:29:35 +0000 UTC]

You´re welcome!
And it seems that also Mammuthus trogontherii reached similar sizes to D. bozasi, but tbh I am fanboyish enough to say, that Deinotherium was bigger

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jesusgamarra In reply to Ursumeles [2016-09-08 18:56:08 +0000 UTC]

You're right again xdd Deinotherium was taller and M. trogontherii was heavier, but they are so equalized as you say

P.S.: thank you very much for mention me when a user asked for paleoartist

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Ursumeles In reply to jesusgamarra [2016-09-08 20:24:35 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, in general many Proboscideans seem to be around as heavy as 10to.

Nah, you're one of the best palaeoartists i've seen here. Np.

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LazardiK [2016-09-04 07:25:39 +0000 UTC]

Very nice work, me encanta!

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jesusgamarra In reply to LazardiK [2016-09-04 23:24:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you Lazardi I didn't know you speak Spanish hahaha

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LazardiK In reply to jesusgamarra [2016-09-07 15:45:50 +0000 UTC]

Hey, I'm also a member of ZooHispania, remember? Though I could only recall a very few words now.

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jesusgamarra In reply to LazardiK [2016-09-08 18:48:26 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha of course I remember it xdd How could I forget that one of my best designers was in ZH?

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Leogon [2016-09-04 06:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Nice work.

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jesusgamarra In reply to Leogon [2016-09-04 23:23:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you friend

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bhut [2016-09-04 02:18:25 +0000 UTC]

It looks very authentic! 

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jesusgamarra In reply to bhut [2016-09-04 23:22:58 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm so happy to see you saying this. I worked so hard to make it has authentic as I can xd

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