Its shoulder height was estimated as 5.25 m ( 17.2 ft ) at the shoulders by Granger and Gregory , but 4.8 m ( 15.7 ft ) by Gregory S. Paul in 1997 .
Despite its roughly equivalent mass , Paraceratherium might have been taller than any proboscidean .
Paraceratherium 's shoulder height was estimated as 5.25 m ( 17.2 ft ) at the shoulders by Granger and Gregory , but 4.8 m ( 15.7 ft ) by Gregory S. Paul in 1997 .
Despite its roughly equivalent mass , Paraceratherium might have been taller than any proboscidean .