Rhinoceros jaws
Title
Rhinoceros jaws
Collection Number
P-?
Scientific Name
Peraceras
Common Name
American rhinoceros
Classification
Rhinoceros, odd-toed ungulate
Locality
Española area, Rio Arriba County
Age
Middle Miocene, 14 million years old
Fossil Material
Pair of lower jaws
Story
Many genera and species of rhinoceroses inhabited North America from the Eocene through the Miocene, but rhinos went extinct in North America in the very early Pliocene about 5 million years ago. Four genera and five species of rhinos survive today in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. Rhinos were common and diverse in New Mexico during the middle Miocene about 14-15 million years ago, with three genera and five species.
Collection
Citation
“Rhinoceros jaws,” The Rise of Mammals, accessed May 17, 2024, https://riseofmammals.omeka.net/items/show/44.