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Embolotherium
''Embolotherium'' (Greek εμβωλή, ''embolê'' + θήριον, ''thêrion'' "battering ram beast", or "wedge beast") is an extinct genus of brontothere that lived in Mongolia during the late Eocene period. It is most easily recognized by a large bony protuberance emanating from the anterior (front) end of the skull.〔Osborn, H.F. 1929. Embolotherium, gen. nov., of the Ulan Gochu, Mongolia. American Museum novitates ; no. 353〕 This process resembles a battering ram, thus providing the reason for the name ''Embolotherium''. The animal is known from about 12 skulls, several jaws, and a variety of other skeletal elements from the Ulan Gochu formation of Inner Mongolia and the Irgilin Dzo of Outer Mongolia.
==Fossils==
Complete skeletons of ''Embolotherium'' have not yet been recovered, but if one compares the skulls to other brontotheres, it was probably about tall at the shoulder and weighed around .〔()〕 Unlike many of the other Late Eocene brontotheres, there is no clear evidence that ''Embolotherium'' was sexually dimorphic. All known specimens have large rams. Therefore, coupled with the fact that the rams were hollow and fragile in comparison to the solid and sturdy horns of the North American brontotheres, such as ''Brontotherium'', it does not seem likely that the ram served as a weapon for contests between males. Rather, it might have had a non-sexual function, such as signaling to each other. The ram may have served as a specialized resonator for sound production. This hypothesis is suggested by the fact that the bony nasal cavity extends to the peak of the ram, thus implying that the nasal chamber was greatly elevated, possibly creating a resonating chamber.
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