Knowra Teleoceras Teleoceras Teleoceras is an extinct genus of short-legged, barrel-bodied rhinoceroses known from Miocene and Pliocene deposits in North America and Eurasia. Its massive body and reduced limbs gave it a hippopotamus-like build.
Rhinocerotidae : Rhinocerotidae is the family of living and extinct odd-toed mammals known as rhinoceroses. Teleoceras belongs to this family, whose members include several very different extinct forms.
Teleoceras major : Teleoceras major is a large species of Teleoceras known from North American Miocene deposits. This species is among the genus's best-known North American representatives.
Rhinoceros locomotion : Rhinoceros locomotion describes how rhinoceroses support and move their heavy bodies on four limbs. Teleoceras's short limbs shaped how it could move compared with more long-legged rhinoceroses.
Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park : Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park protects and interprets a Miocene fossil site in Nebraska. The site makes the abundance and preservation of Teleoceras fossils accessible to scientific study.
Perissodactyla : Perissodactyla is the mammalian order of odd-toed ungulates, including horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses. This broader group places Teleoceras among its living and extinct relatives.
Teleoceras fossiger : Teleoceras fossiger is a species of Teleoceras represented in the Miocene fossil record of North America. Its fossils document the genus in North America during the Miocene.
Graviportal locomotion : Graviportal locomotion is the movement pattern of large, heavy animals supported by robust, relatively straight limbs. This framework helps interpret the load-bearing limbs of Teleoceras.
Miocene : The Miocene is a geological epoch spanning about 23 to 5.3 million years ago. Most of Teleoceras's history falls within this epoch of major mammal diversification.
Hyracodon : Hyracodon is an extinct genus of small, fast-running rhinocerotoids from the Oligocene of North America. Its slender, cursorial build contrasts with Teleoceras's compact, heavy body.
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument : Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument preserves Pliocene fossils in southern Idaho, including remains of Teleoceras. Its deposits provide a notable record of Teleoceras near the end of its North American history.
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