Gulfoceras

Gulfoceras is an extinct genus of rhinoceros endemic to North America from the Miocene, living from 23.03—20.4 mya existing for approximately 2.63 million years.[1]

Gulfoceras
Temporal range: Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Superfamily:
Rhinocerotoidea
Family:
Rhinocerotidae
Genus:
Gulfoceras

Albright (1999)
Species
  • G. westfalli

Taxonomy

Gulfoceras was named by Albright (1999). Its type is Gulfoceras westfalli. It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Albright (1999).[2]

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References
  1. PaleoBiology Database: Gulfoceras, basic info
  2. L. B. Albright. 1999. Ungulates of the Toledo Bend local fauna (late Arikareean, early Miocene), Texas Coastal Plain. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, Biological Sciences 42(1):1-80
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