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Ceratotherium
Sign in to saveCeratotherium (from Greek: keras κέρας "horn" and thērion θηρίον "beast") is a genus within the family Rhinocerotidae. It comprises one living species, the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), and several extinct fossil species that trace its evolutionary lineage.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Ceratotherium is referenced by 236 other articles, and connects out to rhinoceros, odd-toed ungulate and White rhinoceros.
Vinony files it under Dicerotini, Extant Tortonian first appearances and Mammal genera with one living species.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPerissodactyla
- FamilyRhinocerotidae
Ceratotherium es un género de rinocerontes que vivieron en África y Eurasia desde el Mioceno y de los que sólo queda un representante vivo, el rinoceronte blanco.
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Ceratotherium (from Greek: keras κέρας "horn" and thērion θηρίον "beast") is a genus within the family Rhinocerotidae. It comprises one living species, the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), and several extinct fossil species that trace its evolutionary lineage.
==Taxonomy and evolution== The genus Ceratotherium belongs to the tribe Dicerotini (also spelled Diceroti) or subtribe Dicerotina, indicating a closer evolutionary relationship to the genus Diceros (which includes the black rhinoceros) than to other extant rhinoceros genera.
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