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Raph's Girl 03-28-2016 02:29 PM

Science: Unicorns are extinct...bummer
 
Yep! That's right folks!! Unicorns were very real! I say were because they apparantly went extinct some 29,000 years ago. They were more related to Rhino's than horses tho. But still...Unicorns!

Doing a bit of research it seems fossils were first discovered in 1808. But only now have they found a right nice preserved skull that shows when they went extinct (thru carbon dating and such).

This drawing of one is from 1920:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...motherium1.jpg

http://www.sciencealert.com/a-fossil...lived-on-earth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmotherium

Powder 03-28-2016 08:30 PM

Didn't know about these creatures, that's pretty rad.

Netkeeper 03-29-2016 08:01 AM

Whoa, I love this. Adds to list of favourite animals

Candy Kappa 03-29-2016 08:14 AM

The Gian Rhino is a very fascinating creature, and it's so interesting to see what animals might have inspired certain mythological creatures.

ProactiveMan 03-29-2016 09:05 AM

That is interesting. I heard someplace that the concept of a cyclops may have originated from elephant skulls. Their nasal cavity is so large, that it could be mistaken for a large eye socket, right in the center of the skull.


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