Teleoceras proterum
Class Mammalia, Order Perissodactyla, Family Rhinoceratidea
Geological Time: Late Pliocene (~2 million years ago)
Size: Fossil is 100 mm long by32 mm wide
Fossil Code: Dixie County, Florida, USA
Fossil Code: AW98
Price: Sold
 Description:
With a short-legged stance and barrel-like trunk this large mammal
looked more like a hippopotamus than a rhinoceros, complete with hippo-like
tusks. Despite the morphology it was belibved to be more terrestrial
in habit than the semi-aquatic hippopotamus of today. This is a comple
tusk. This one came most likely from a female as those of the males
were more robust. It comes from an old collection as shown by the
date 1933 on the specimen. It is the only example I have had in 17
years, and is quite complete. |
