Narrow-nosed rhinoceros
Extinct species of rhinoceros / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The narrow-nosed rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus hemitoechus), also known as the steppe rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros belonging to the genus Stephanorhinus that lived in western Eurasia, including Europe, as well as North Africa[1] during the Pleistocene. It first appeared in Europe some 600,000 years ago during the Middle Pleistocene and survived there until at least 34,000 years Before Present.
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Narrow-nosed rhinoceros | |
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Skull of Stephanorhinus hemitoechus | |
Stephanorhinus hemitoechus life restoration | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus: | †Stephanorhinus |
Species: | †S. hemitoechus |
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†Stephanorhinus hemitoechus Falconer, 1859 | |
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