Woolly rhinoceros
species of mammal (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) was a large mammal species of rhinoceros, now extinct. It was widespread throughout the tundra of northern Eurasia during the Pleistocene epoch, about 1.8 million years ago until about 10,000 years ago (the end of the last ice age).
Quick Facts Woolly Rhinoceros Temporal range: Late Pleistocene, Conservation status ...
Woolly Rhinoceros Temporal range: Late Pleistocene | |
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Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) skeleton on display | |
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Genus: | †Coelodonta Bronn, 1831 |
Species: | †C. antiquitatis |
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Coelodonta antiquitatis (Blumenbach, 1807) | |
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Recently, the earliest known woolly rhino fossil was discovered from 3.6 million years in the Himalayas on the cold Tibetan plateau. It lived there during a period of general climate warmth around the earth. It is believed that they migrated from there to other parts when the ice age developed.[1]