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Stephanorhinus is an extinct genus of two-horned rhinoceros native to Eurasia and North Africa that lived during the Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene.Species of Stephanorhinus were the predominant and often only species of rhinoceros in much of temperate Eurasia, especially Europe, for most of the Pleistocene.
Elasmotherium had similar running limbs to the white rhinoceros–which run at 30 km/h (19 mph) with a top speed of 40–45 km/h (25–28 mph). However, Elasmotherium had double the weight–about 5 t (5.5 short tons)–and consequently had a more restricted gait and mobility, likely achieving much slower speeds.
Comparison of the head angle of Merck's rhinoceros (top) with that of Stephanorhinus hemitoechus and the woolly rhinoceros (middle and bottom, respectively). Merck's rhinoceros was a large rhinoceros, with a body mass in the range of 1,500–3,000 kilograms (3,300–6,600 lb), [1] with a 2016 study estimating an average body weight of around 1,800–1,900 kilograms (4,000–4,200 lb). [2]
A rhinoceros (/ r aɪ ˈ n ɒ s ər ə s / ry-NOSS-ə-rəss; from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs) 'nose-horned'; from ῥίς (rhis) 'nose' and κέρας (kéras) 'horn'; [1] pl.: rhinoceros or rhinoceroses), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates (perissodactyls) in the family ...
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Both species are relatively small, and comparable in size to living Sumatran and Javan rhinoceros, with shoulder heights of 123–131 centimetres (4.04–4.30 ft), with Nesorhinus hayasaki being somewhat larger than N. philippinensis with an estimated body mass of approximately 1,018–1,670 kilograms (2,244–3,682 lb), in comparison to 998–1,185 kilograms (2,200–2,612 lb) estimated for N ...
The bones above the nasal region are long and the nasal incision goes far into the skull. This indicates that Paraceratherium had a prehensile upper lip similar to that of the black rhinoceros and the Indian rhinoceros, or a short proboscis (trunk) as in tapirs. [4] A distinguishing feature was that the nasal incision was retracted to the P2-P3 ...
The popularity of the inaccurate Dürer image remained undiminished despite an Indian rhinoceros spending eight years in Madrid from 1580 to 1588 (although a few examples of a print of the Madrid rhinoceros sketched by Philippe Galle in Antwerp in 1586, and derivative works, have survived), and the exhibition of a live rhinoceros in London a ...