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Chalicotherium, an Uncommon card
Chalicotherium is an extinct genus of perissodactyls in the family Chalicotheriidae.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 59
- DEF
- 39
- Power
- 98
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 30,000
Power 98 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 40 % of WikiCards cards.
Chalicotherium quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Chalicotherium card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It ______ Europe and Asia from the Early Miocene to the Late Miocene, 23.0–5.3 million years ago.
Answer
inhabited. It inhabited Europe and Asia from the Early Miocene to the Late Miocene, 23.0–5.3 million years ago. From the Chalicotherium article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The type species, Chalicotherium goldfussi, was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in ____ from Late Miocene deposits in Europe.
Answer
1830s. The type species, Chalicotherium goldfussi, was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1833 from Late Miocene deposits in Europe. From the Chalicotherium article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sonchus. Sonchus 62 · Chalicotherium 59 · Cabo da Roca 56 · Chrysocolla 51 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It inhabited Europe and Asia from the Early Miocene to the Late Miocene, 23.0–5.3 million years ago.
- Like other chalicotheriids, the species was an unusual herbivore with elongated, clawed forelimbs and shorter, more robust weight-bearing hindlimbs.
- The type species, Chalicotherium goldfussi, was described by Johann Jakob Kaup in 1833 from Late Miocene deposits in Europe.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Chalicotherium article was read about 30,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 59 and blocks with 39: each hit it takes is cut by 16 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Chalicotherium (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
