Study finds evidence that prehistoric rhinos lived in huge herds

Volcanic Ash Buried a Huge Herd of Nebraskan Rhinos 12 Million Years Ago

Learn about the ancient rhinos that lived and died together in Nebraska in the Middle Miocene.

Enamel carbon, oxygen, and strontium isotopes reveal limited mobility in an extinct rhinoceros at Ashfall Fossil Beds, Nebraska, USA

Ashfall Fossil Beds in Nebraska, USA, was a mid-Miocene (11.86 ± 0.13 Ma) watering-hole that preserved hundreds of herbivores in volcanic ash. The short-legged, barrel-bodied rhinoceros, Teleoceras major (Mammalia; Rhinocerotidae), is abundant at Ashfall (> 100 individuals), leading some researchers to suggest individuals formed large groups, while others have argued they congregated at Ashfall seeking refuge from the ash that ultimately caused …

Prehistoric rhinos lived in super-herds

Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds, according to a new study.

Study finds evidence that prehistoric rhinos lived in huge herds

Rhinos that flourished across much of North America 12 million years ago gathered in huge herds, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati.

Extinct North American Rhinos Lived in Huge Herds, Paleontologists Say

Paleontologists have examined teeth of Teleoceras major -- an extinct species of rhinocerotid that lived in North America from 17.5 to 5 million years ago -- found at the Ashfall Fossil Beds in Nebraska, the United States. The post Extinct North American Rhinos Lived in Huge Herds, Paleontologists Say appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.