†Peraceras superciliosus Cope 1880 (rhinoceros)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Alternative combination: Aphelops superciliosus
Full reference: E. D. Cope. 1880. A new genus of Rhinocerotidae. The American Naturalist 14(7):540
Belongs to Peraceras according to E. D. Cope 1880
See also Hay 1902, Matthew 1918 and Prothero 2005
Sister taxa: Peraceras hessei, Peraceras profectum, Peraceras superciliosum
Type specimen: AMNH 8380, a skull (a nearly perfect skull, which lacks the lower jaw)
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution: found only at Snake Creek Fauna (Miocene to Miocene of Nebraska)
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