Victoriaceros

Vik-tor-e-ah-seh-ros.
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Name

Victoriaceros ‭(‬Victoria horn‭)‬.

Phonetic

Vik-tor-e-ah-seh-ros.

Named By

Denis Geraads,‭ ‬Monte McCrossin and Brenda Benefit‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Perissodactyla,‭ ‬Rhinocerotidae,‭ ‬Elasmotheriinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

V.‭ ‬kenyensis‭

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Kenya‭ ‬-‭ ‬Makobo Beds.

Time Period

Early Langhian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Complete skull and partial post cranial remains of several individuals.

In Depth

       Victoriaceros is a genus of extinct elamostherine‭ ‬rhinoceros that lived in what is now Kenya during the mid Miocene.‭ ‬The nasal horn of Victoriaceros has been noted as being particularly large.‭ ‬Victoriaceros is named after Lake Victoria in Kenya which is near where the holotype remains were found.‭ ‬The type species name means‭ ‘‬from Kenya‭’‬.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A New Rhinoceros,‭ ‬Victoriaceros kenyensis gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.,‭ ‬and Other Perissodactyla from the Middle Miocene of Maboko,‭ ‬Kenya‭ ‬-‭ ‬Denis Geraads,‭ ‬Monte McCrossin and Brenda Benefit‭ ‬-‭ ‬2012.- New Rhinocerotidae from the Kisingiri localities (lower Miocene of Western Kenya). – Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (3): e1103247. – Denis Geraads, Thomas Lehmann, Daniel J. Peppe & Kieran P. Mcnulty – 2016.

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