Gulfoceras Temporal range: 23.03–20.4 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus: | †Gulfoceras Albright, 1999 |
Species: | †G. westfalli |
Binomial name | |
†Gulfoceras westfalli Albright, 1999 |
Gulfoceras is an extinct genus of rhinocerotids endemic to North America from the Miocene, living from 23.03 to 20.4 mya existing for approximately 2.63 million years.
Taxonomy
Gulfoceras was named by Albright (1999). Its type is Gulfoceras westfalli. It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Albright (1999).
References
- "PaleoBiology Database: Gulfoceras, basic info". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
- L. B. Albright. 1999. Ungulates of the Toledo Bend local fauna (late Arikareean, early Miocene), Texas Coastal Plain. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, Biological Sciences 42(1):1-80
Taxon identifiers | |
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