Size comparison: Palaeoloxodon namadicus vs Paraceratherium

Size comparison between Palaeoloxodon namadicus and paraceratherium.

These two animals are most likely the largest mammals to have lived on the terrestrial part of the planet since the beginning of time. They could not have known each other because palaeoloxodon namadicus is much more recent. He knew the Asian elephant. Paraceratherium meanwhile lived ten times longer in an environment that was long free of predators.

Name	Palaeoloxodon namadicus	Paraceratherium
Scientific name	Palaeoloxodon namadicus	Paraceratherium
Species	Mammal	Mammal
Geologic period	Pleistocene	Oligocene
Locations	Asia	Northern Asia
Appearance	-774 thousand years	-34 million years
Extinction	-129 thousand years	-23 million years
Existence	645 thousand years	11 million years
Height	12 feet 17 (5 meters 30)	17 feet 9 (5 meters 40)
Length	26 feet 3 (8 meters)	24 feet 3 (7 meters 40)
Weight	22,000 kg (48,500 lbs)	20,000 kg (44,000 lbs)