Teleoceras - Wikipedia
Teleoceras (Greek: "perfect" (teleos), "horn" (keratos) [4]) is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid. It lived in North America during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs during the Hemingfordian to the end of Hemphillian from around 17.5 to 4.9 million years ago.
The Last Of North America’s Great Rhinos That Evolved 55 Million …
2022年11月7日 · The Ashfall Fossil Beds in Nebraska have an entire herd of preserved Teleoceras rhinos, killed by a volcanic eruption millions of years ago. DeSantis says this “Pompeii of rhinos” provides us with a deeper window into how they lived.
Rhinocerotidae | Perissodactyl - American Museum of Natural …
Teleoceras is a common rhino in the Miocene of North America and was the last to survive on this continent, finally dying out at the end of the Miocene. It had very short limbs, a long torso, a short nasal horn, and high-crowned teeth.
From Waterhole to Rhino Barn | Ashfall Fossil Beds
The most abundant skeletons at the Ashfall site, with over one hundred excavated to date, are of Teleoceras major, a short, stocky rhino with stout legs and a large barrel-like mid-section. With so many skeletons available from one site, it is possible to do a population analysis.
Paleoecology of Aphelops and Teleoceras (Rhinocerotidae) through …
2020年3月15日 · Teleoceras is especially common and has been found in nearly all well-sampled Great Plains fossil localities of Clarendonian to early Hemphillian age. It has generated much scientific interest because of its peculiar hippopotamus-like body form.
Fossil teeth of extinct rhinos, 11-20-00
2000年11月20日 · The extinct rhinoceros, known as Teleoceras, ranged from Florida to the West Coast from about 17 million years ago until about 4.5 million years ago. Its semi-aquatic lifestyle, first suggested by its body shape, has been disputed by some researchers.
Teleoceras proterum – Florida Vertebrate Fossils
Teleoceras proterum is an extinct species of rhinoceros that was present in the late Miocene of Florida. Figure 2. A composite skeleton of Teleoceras proterum on display at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Note the large, barrel-shaped chest and short limbs.
Comparative Morphology and Evolution of Teleoceras (Mammalia ...
2018年11月19日 · Teleoceras was a hippo-like rhinoceros that existed from the early Barstovian to the late Hemphillian land-mammal age. Geographically, the genus roamed from Florida through the present day High Plains to the west coast of North America.
Teleoceras major - mindat.org
Teleoceras is an extinct genus of grazing rhinoceros. It lived in North America, Egypt and southwestern France during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs, from around 16 to 2.6 million years ago.
A New Species of Teleoceras (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the …
2019年4月27日 · A new species of rhinoceros, Teleoceras aepysoma n. sp., is described from the late Hemphillian-aged Gray Fossil Site of eastern Tennessee. Fossils from a minimum of six individuals, including...