Ceratotherium mauritanicum

Ceratotherium mauritanicum

Ceratotherium mauritanicum (Pomel, 1888), is a fossil African rhinoceros thought to be the ancestor of the extant White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), with transitional forms being found in East Africa [1].

References

  1. ^ PLIOCENE RHINOCEROTIDAE (MAMMALIA) FROM HADAR AND DIKIKA (LOWER AWASH, ETHIOPIA). AND REVISION OF THE ORIGIN OF MODERN AFRICAN RHINOS, Denis Geraads, 2005