†Peraceras superciliosum Cope 1880 (rhinoceros)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Synonym: Peraceras troxelli Matthew 1918
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1880. A new genus of Rhinocerotidae. The American Naturalist 14(7):540
Belongs to Peraceras according to D. R. Prothero 2005
See also Matthew 1918, Prothero 1998 and Voorhies 1990
Sister taxa: Peraceras hessei, Peraceras profectum, Peraceras superciliosus
Type specimens:
- Peraceras superciliosum: AMNH 8380, a skull (a nearly perfect skull, which lacks the lower jaw)
- Peraceras troxelli: AMNH 14434, a skull. Its type locality is Troxell's Rhino, which is in a Clarendonian terrestrial horizon in the Valentine Formation of Nebraska.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (25: California, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas collections)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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