Prosantorhinus
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Prosantorhinus is an extinct genus of rhinoceros from the lower and middle Miocene
. The small teleoceratine rhinocerotid was found in western Europe and Asia. This group of creatures was a bit Hippopotamus
like in form.
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
. The small teleoceratine rhinocerotid was found in western Europe and Asia. This group of creatures was a bit Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
like in form.