Floridaceras Wood 1964 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Full reference: H. E. Wood. 1964. Rhinoceroses from the Thomas Farm Miocene of Florida. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 130(5):363-386

Parent taxon: Aceratheriinae according to D. R. Prothero 2005

See also Carroll 1988, Prothero 1998, Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Wood 1964

Sister taxa: Acerorhinus, Aphelops, Chilotheridium, Chilotheriini, Galushaceras, Hoploaceratherium, Peraceras, Plesiaceratherium, Proaceratherium, Subchilotherium

Subtaxa: Floridaceras whitei

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of Panama (3 collections), United States (2: Florida, Oregon)

• Arikareean of United States (1: Oregon)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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