Paraceratheriidae

Paraceratheriidae
Temporal range: Middle Eocene to Late Oligocene,
Skeleton of Paraceratherium
Juxia skeleton
Skeleton of Juxia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Superfamily: Rhinocerotoidea
Family: Paraceratheriidae
Osborn, 1923
Subgroups
Synonyms[1]
  • Baluchitheriinae Osborn, 1923
  • Indricotheriinae Borissiak, 1923
  • Forstercooperiidae? Kretzoi, 1940[2]

Paraceratheriidae is an extinct family of long-limbed, hornless rhinocerotoids, native to Asia and Eastern Europe[3] that originated in the Eocene epoch and lived until the end of the Oligocene. They represent some of the largest terrestrial mammals to have ever lived.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lucas&sobus1989 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ Deng, Tao; Lu, Xiaokang; Wang, Shiqi; Flynn, Lawrence J.; Sun, Danhui; He, Wen; Chen, Shanqin (2021-06-17). "An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 639. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02170-6. ISSN 2399-3642. PMC 8211792. PMID 34140631.

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