Ooie rhinoceros

The ooie rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) is an extinct species o rhinoceros that wis common ootthrou Europe an northren Asie.[2] The genus name Coelodonta means "cavity tuith". The ooie rhinoceros wis a member o the Pleistocene megafauna.

Ooie rhinoceros
Temporal range: 3.6–0.01 Ma
Late Pliocene – Late Pleistocene
Ooie rhinoceros skelet on display
Scientific classification edit
Kinrick: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Cless: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Faimily: Rhinocerotidae
Genus: Coelodonta
Species: C. antiquitatis
Binomial name
Coelodonta antiquitatis
(Blumenbach, 1807)
Synonyms

Rhinoceros tichorhinus (Fischer)[1]

References

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  1. Pei Wen-Chung (1956). "Quaternary mammalian fossils from Hsintsai, South-Eastern part of Honan". Acta Palaeontologica Sinica. Archived frae the original on 21 Mairch 2018. Retrieved 21 Mairch 2018.
  2. "Woolly Rhino (Coelodonta antiquitatis)". International Rhino Foundation. Archived frae the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.