Which Is the Largest Quadruped?

A new species of quadrupedal dinosaur that weighed approximately 26,000 pounds – twice as much as two adult African elephants – and that crouched like a cat has been discovered by scientists in South Africa.

What is the largest ungulate?

The largest odd-toed ungulate is the white rhinoceros.
  • The largest extant species is the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). ...
  • The largest extant wild equids are the Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi), at up to 450 kg (990 lb), a shoulder height of 1.6 m (5.2 ft) and total length of 3.8 m (12 ft).

What was the largest land animal to live?

Far bigger than any dinosaur, the blue whale is the largest known animal to have ever lived. An adult blue whale can grow to a massive 30m long and weigh more than 180,000kg - that's about the same as 40 elephants, 30 Tyrannosaurus Rex or 2,670 average-sized men.

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