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远角犀

远角犀属
化石时期:中新世至早上新世
T. fossiger骨骼
远角犀的重组图。
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 哺乳纲 Mammalia
目: 奇蹄目 Perissodactyla
科: 犀科 Rhinocerotidae
属: 远角犀属 Teleoceras
Hatcher, 1894
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  • T. americanum
  • T. brachyrhinum
  • T. hicksi
  • T. fossiger
  • T. guymonense
  • T. major
  • T. medicornutum
  • T. meridianum
  • T. proterum
异名
  • Mesoceras[2]
  • Paraphelops[1]

远角犀学名Teleoceras)是生存于约530万年前中新世上新世早期北美洲灭绝犀牛[1]

远角犀的脚较现今犀牛短,胸部呈桶状,故外观有点像现今的河马。牠们有可能是半水生的。牠们只有单一只细小的鼻角。[3]

远角犀是内布拉斯加州火山灰化石床(Ashfall Fossil Beds)中最为普遍的化石。事实上,牠们的遗骸数量很大量及集中,是火山灰化石床中最为密集的化石。大部分的骨骼都获得接近完好的保存。其中一个标本是幼犀从母亲中出生。

参考

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  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Prothero, Donald R. The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2005: 218 pp. ISBN 0-521-83240-3. 
  2. ^ McKenna, Malcolm C., and Bell, Susan K. Classification of Mammals Above the Species Level. New York: Columbia University Press. 1997: 631 pp. ISBN 0-231-11013-8. 
  3. ^ Palmer, D. (编). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. 1999: 265. ISBN 1-84028-152-9. 

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