Kingdom Animalia Family Rhinocerotidae Phylum Chordata Order Odd-toed ungulate | Class Mammalia Subfamily Aceratheriinae Rank Genus | |
Similar Odd‑toed ungulate, Diaceratherium, Lartetotherium, Iranotherium, Plesiaceratherium | ||
Floridaceras is an extinct genus of Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceros) of the Miocene epoch, endemic to North America, living from around ~20.6—16.3 Ma, existing for approximately 4.3 million years.
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Taxonomy
Floridaceras was named by Wood (1964). Its type is Floridaceras whitei. It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Wood (1964) and Carroll (1988); and to Aceratheriinae by Prothero (1998).
Fossil distribution
The only site known is the Thomas Farm Site in Gilchrist County, Florida, ~20.6—16.3 Ma.
References
Floridaceras Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA