Coelodonta (Woolly Rhino)

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By Liam Carter
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Liam Carter

Paleoanthropologist

Liam Carter explores the roots of humanity by studying early human fossils and artifacts. His ground-breaking work has provided a deeper understanding of our ancestors' lifestyles and social structures.

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Carter, L. (2013, October 3). Coelodonta (Woolly Rhino). Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/coelodontawoolly-rhino/

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Name

Coelodonta (hollow tooth)

Phonetic

See-low-don-tah.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Perissodactyla,‭ ‬Rhinocerotidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Size

2‭ ‬meters tall at the shoulder,‭ ‬between‭ ‬3‭ ‬to‭ ‬3.8‭ ‬meters long.‭ ‬Some specimens may have been slightly larger.

Known locations

Across Eurasia‭ (‬Europe,‭ ‬Russia,‭ ‬Asia‭)‬.

Time Period

Piacenzian of the Pliocene to early Holocene.

Fossil representation

Multiple specimens,‭ ‬including animals that have been completely preserved so that the full body and not just the bones is preserved.

In Depth

Further Reading

-Nuevas aportaciones al conocimiento de Coelodonta antiquitatis (Blumenbach, 1799) de Brown Bank, Mar del Norte [New contributions to the knowledge of Coelodonta antiquitatis (Blumenbach, 1799) Brown Bank, North Sea] – Bulletin Centre d’Est. Natura B-N. VII 13): 309-329 Sta. Coloma de Gramenet – David Garcia Fern�ndez & Juan Vicente i Castells – 2008. – Out of Tibet: Pliocene Woolly Rhino Suggests High-Plateau Origin of Ice Age Megaherbivores. – Science 333 (6047): 1285–1288 – T. Deng, X. Wang, M. Fortelius, Q. Li, Y. Wang, Z. J. Tseng, G. T. Takeuchi, J. E. Saylor, L. K. S�il� & G. Xie – 2011.

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