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Your recent Bold edit was Reverted. Per BRD, it's time for us to Discuss this on the talk page. Please don't edit war by reinstating the edit. Let's see if a consensus can form to keep it or an alternate version.--VViking_TalkEdits 13:43, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

No intention to start war (please don’t assume hostile intent). New to editing images. And thank you for message so I can explain. The reason for posting this image is that the other images have various scientific inaccuracies - including for example the shape of the nose is based on the black rhino (which lives in the bush and so has a pointy nose) whereas the Elasmotherium lived on open grasslands and would have had a flat nose.. so in this illustration it’s nose is based on its closest living relative the white rhino that lives in a more similar habitat... In addition, the illustrations have the wrong shape where the neck meets the head (the black silhouette image is actually more accurate) and they do not depict the extent of the woollyness of the Elasmotherium, which would have had a coat similar to the woolly mammoth… . I have met with and spoken to Professor Adrian Lister Merit Researcher at the National History Museum about this and we discussed inaccuracies in many illustrations and frustrations with those - his belief was that this was closer to what the Elasmotherium would have looked like given latest scientific thinking. It did not cross my mind to remove the other illustrations, but as they are misleading/inaccurate maybe that should be considered? London Art Critique (talk) 14:16, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

Ps have put my reasoning on talk page as suggested - many thanks for your suggestion London Art Critique (talk) 17:22, 4 April 2024 (UTC)