Menoceras
E472452
Menoceras is an extinct genus of small, horned rhinoceros that lived in North America during the early Miocene epoch.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct genus
ⓘ
mammal genus ⓘ prehistoric rhinoceros ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Rhinocerotoidea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small rhinoceros ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | browser ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Rhinocerotidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Othniel Charles Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 1875 ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Plains region NERFINISHED ⓘ Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilTypeLocality | Arikaree Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInContinent | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundInCountry |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | two-horned rhinoceros (prehistoric) ⓘ |
| hasHorn | yes ⓘ |
| hornCount | two ⓘ |
| hornPosition | nasal region ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
skeletal fossils
ⓘ
skull fossils ⓘ |
| lifestyle | terrestrial ⓘ |
| limbType | hoofed limbs ⓘ |
| livedDuring | Miocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Perissodactyla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoenvironment |
open woodlands
ⓘ
savanna-like habitats ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | present ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphismDetail | males had larger horns than females ⓘ |
| subfamily | Rhinocerotinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRangeApproximate |
about 16 million years ago
ⓘ
about 23 million years ago ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | early Miocene ⓘ |
| toeNumberPerFoot | three ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Menoceras arikarense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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