Peraceras

Peraceras is an extinct genus of rhinoceros endemic to North America. It lived during the Miocene, living from 16.0β€”10.3 mya, existing for approximately 6 million years.[1]

Peraceras
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
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Peraceras superciliosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Perissodactyla
Family:
Rhinocerotidae
Subfamily:
Aceratheriinae
Genus:
Peraceras

Cope, 1880
Species

See text

Species
  • P. hessei Prothero & Manning 1987
  • P. profectum Matthew 1899
  • P. superciliosus Cope 1880
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References
  1. Peraceras at fossilworks
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