Aceratheriinae
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Aceratheriinae is an extinct subfamily of rhinoceros
endemic to Asia
, Africa
, Europe
, and North America
during the Oligocene
through Pliocene
living from 33.9—3.4 mya, existing for approximately .
It consists of 6 genera
:
Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros , also known as rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to southern Asia....
endemic to Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
during the Oligocene
Oligocene
The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 34 million to 23 million years before the present . As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the period are slightly...
through Pliocene
Pliocene
The Pliocene Epoch is the period in the geologic timescale that extends from 5.332 million to 2.588 million years before present. It is the second and youngest epoch of the Neogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Pliocene follows the Miocene Epoch and is followed by the Pleistocene Epoch...
living from 33.9—3.4 mya, existing for approximately .
It consists of 6 genera
Genera
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:
- Aceratherini - Europe, Eurasia, Asia, Africa
- Alicornops - Europe, Eurasia, Asia
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- North America - Chilotheriini - Eurasia and Asia
- FloridacerasFloridacerasFloridaceras is an extinct genus of Rhinocerotidae of the Miocene epoch, endemic to North America, living from around ~20.6—16.3 Ma, existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:...
- North America - PeracerasPeracerasPeraceras is an extinct genus of rhinoceros endemic to North America during the Miocene, living from 20.6—10.3 mya and existing for approximately .-Taxonomy:Peraceras was named by Cope . Its type is Peraceras superciliosum...
- North America