Elasmotherium sibiricum has been claimed by some to be the basis of the mythical unicorn (and sometimes consequently nicknamed the "Siberian unicorn"), though the evidence in support of this hypothesis is highly speculative.

Taxonomy

Elasmotherium was first described in 1808-1809 by German/Russian palaeontologist Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim based on a left lower jaw, four molars, and the tooth root

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