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Thesaurus: brontotherium

A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four…

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  1. n. A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See Illustration in Appendix.
  2. A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See Illustration in Appendix.
  3. A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata ofwestern North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but theskull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, andthe fore feet were four-toed. See Illustration in Appendix.