Location
 Russia
 2 million years ago

Mean atmospheric O₂
 Same as modern level

Mean atmospheric CO₂
 Pre-industrial level

Mean temperature
 5°C below modern level

A giant rhinoceros of the genus Elasmotherium grazes on the ancient steppe of what is today Southern Russia.

Characterized by a single massive horn (up to 6 feet long), Elasmotherium was a herbivorous mammal active in Eurasia about 2 million years ago. Related to modern rhinos, Elasmotherium was more massive, standing about 8 feet tall at the shoulder and up to 26 feet long and weighing over 3 tons.