Talk:Arsinoitherium

Hollow Horn Fact Check

Do we have the source of where Tim Haines and Paul Chambers got their information that Arsinoitherium had hollow horns? I have found no other source besides The Complete Guide to Prehistoric Life that states that Arsinoitherium had hollow horns.--Mr Fink (talk) 23:59, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, Andrews (1906), probably the most comprehensive description of Arsinotherium, writes:

The central portion of the horns is occupied by an enormous sinus, the walls being relatively thin, about '5 cm. to 1 cm. in thickness in the adult, and much less in the young. The sinus occupies the bodies of the nasals and frontals and in the latter extends into the small supraorbital horns. Furthermore, it extends back into the parietal and in the old animal even into the base of the lateral prominences of the lambdoidal crest.

Pending discussion on this I'm going to remove the horn function section and the claim that the horns had solid cores as is contradicted by a primary source. Mike.BRZ (talk) 21:29, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Locomotion

You write ".. run like a rhino or elephant ... '. I take this opportunity to emphasise that rhinos can move like e.g. a horse, ie walk, trot, canter, (gallop ?), while an elephant always moves its legs in the walk-pattern, "left hinh-left front-right hind- right front etc. ", no matter how fast it moves. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thar06 (talk • contribs) 22:33, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

Media Depictions

PRIMAL S2E2. Drsruli (talk) 05:34, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

The animal is featured in a recent episode of acclaimed PRIMAL.

What are the criteria for a "Media depictions" reference for this article? (The article does have a "media depictions" section, with what seemed to be analogous references.) Drsruli (talk) 03:47, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

It's a non-notable mention that has no impact on the public's perception of Arsinoitherium, that is why I kept deleting this, especially since you don't seem to be eager to explain its notability or impact towards public perception of Arsinoitherium.--Mr Fink (talk) 04:07, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

So, it's on the basis of affecting public perception, and on the order of "Up on The Spirit of Adventure"? (Also, even if rejected, should keep the suggestion in the talk page, or others would likely keep suggesting.) Primal has won three Emmys so far, other awards and critical recognition. It's still pretty new, I suppose that impact would tend to accrue. As far as impact relative to other arsinotherium representations, I think that we could make a case for the mention. Drsruli (talk) 08:25, 2 August 2022 (UTC)