Megacerops (Safari)

Megacerops was very similar to modern day rhinos, but was not closely related. It actually belonged to a group of prehistoric animals called Brontotheres (“Thunder Beasts”). These animals were larger than today’s rhinos, and were the largest land mammals alive during the Eocene epoch. They lived around 35 million years ago.

History:  Megacerops has a convoluted history of discovery, due to competing paleontologists all attempting to be the first to name what would turn out to be multiple examples of the same species. The history would be even further complicated by the work of Henry Fairfield Osborn, who described the Brontothere family but based many of his assumptions on incorrect data. His work would not be fully corrected until the 2000s, when a proper family tree for the Brontotheriidae family was created by Matthew Mihlbachler.

Scientific Name: Megacerops (“Large Horned Face”)

Characteristics: This Megacerops toy is proudly holding his forked nose-horn high for all to see. Maybe he wants to impress some females! Sculpted based on the most current scientific research, this figure is incredibly detailed right down to its pebbly hide.

Size:  The Megacerops toy figure measures 3 ¾ inches tall to the tip of its horn, and 6 ½ inches long to the tip of its tail. It’s slightly larger than a standard index card.