Menoceras
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For the plant genus, see Velleia.
Menoceras ("Crescent Horns"[4]) is a genus of extinct, small rhinocerotids endemic to most of southern North America and ranged as far south as Panama during the early Miocene epoch. It lived from around 30.7—19.7 Ma, existing for approximately 11 million years.
Quick Facts Menoceras Temporal range: early Miocene, Scientific classification ...
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Mounted M. arikarense skeleton | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
Subfamily: | †Elasmotheriinae |
Genus: | †Menoceras (Troxell, 1921) |
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Menoceras arikarense | |
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