Diceros praecox
Extinct species of rhinoceros / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diceros praecox is an extinct species of rhinoceros that lived in Africa during the Pliocene, around 4 million years ago.[1] It has been suggested to be the direct ancestor of the living black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).[2]
Quick Facts Diceros praecox Temporal range: Pliocene, Scientific classification ...
Diceros praecox Temporal range: Pliocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus: | Diceros |
Species: | †D. praecox |
Binomial name | |
†Diceros praecox Hooijer & Patterson, 1972 | |
Synonyms | |
Ceratotherium praecox |
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