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Sivatherium
Siv`a`the´ri`um
| n. | 1. | (Paleon.) A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very much larger than any exsisting species. |
Sivatherium
Sivatherium a genus of fossil mammals of the family Giraffidae. The remains of sivatheres were found in Pliocene deposits in the Himalayan Siwaliks. Sivatheres were approximately the same size as elks and somewhat resembled them. The massive, short skull had two pairs of horns: the anterior horns were small, conical, and directed forward, and the posterior horns were large, flat, and branched. Unlike other giraffes, the legs and neck were not long. Sivatheres probably inhabited sparse forests and fed on soft vegetation. |