Paleontological News

 

Woolly rhino offers Ice Age clues

An early woolly rhinoceros from Tibet which used its horn as a snow shovel could rewrite theories about the evolution of giant Ice Age mammals.

Shaggy, Shovel-Headed Rhino Evolved in Tibet

The newly identified rhino, dating to 3.7 million years ago, shows many Ice Age animals first adapted to the cold in Tibet.  

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