Paraceratherium is an extinct
genus of hornless
rhinoceros, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals that has ever existed. It lived from the early to late
Oligocene epoch (34–23 million years ago); its remains have been found across
Eurasia between China and the former
Yugoslavia.
Paraceratherium is classified as a member of the
hyracodont subfamily
Indricotheriinae.
Paraceratherium means "near the hornless beast", in reference to
Aceratherium, a genus that was once thought similar.