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THE CERATOMORPHA: TAPIRS, RHINOS AND THEIR (OCCASIONALLY HUGE) RELATIVES

This page traces the lines of descent of the modern-day tapir and rhinoceros species from their early Perissodactyl ancestors, taking in their relatives, such as the gigantic Paraceratherium.

 
Tapiroidea
†Indolophus guptai
 
Tapiroidea
†Thuliadanta mayri
 
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Tapiroidea | Helaletidae
†Heptodon spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Helaletidae
†Colodon spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Helaletidae
†Dilophodon spp.
 
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Tapiroidea | Helaletidae
†Helaletes nanus
 
Tapiroidea | Helaletidae
†Heteraletes leotanus
 
Tapiroidea | Helaletidae
†Paracolodon spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Helaletidae
†Plesiocolopirus spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Deperetellidae
†Bahinolophus birmanicus
 
Tapiroidea | Deperetellidae
†Deperetella spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Deperetellidae
†Teleolophus spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Eotapirus spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Miotapirus harrisonensis
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Nexuotapirus spp.
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Paratapirus spp.
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Plesiotapirus yagii
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Protapirus spp.
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapiravus spp.
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus augustus
giant tapir
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus californicus
California tapir
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus copei
Cope's tapir
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus cristatellus
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus greslebini
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus johnsoni
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus lundeliusi
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus merriami
Merriam's tapir
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus mesopotamicus
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus polkensis
pygmy tapir
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus rioplatensis
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus rondoniensis
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus simpsoni
 
Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus tarijensis
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus veroensis
vero tapir
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
†Tapirus webbi
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
Tapirus bairdii
Central American tapir, Baird's tapir
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
Tapirus terrestris
South American tapir
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
Tapirus pinchaque
mountain tapir
 
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Tapiroidea | Tapiridae
Tapirus indicus
Malayan tapir
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Hyrachyidae
†Hyrachyus spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Hyracodontidae | Hyracodontinae
†Hyracodon spp.
running rhinoceros
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Hyracodontidae | Triplopodinae
†Triplopus spp.
running rhinoceros
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Amynodontidae | Amynodontinae | Cadurcodontini
†Cadurcodon spp.
aquatic rhinoceros
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Amynodontidae | Amynodontinae | Metamynodontini
†Metamynodon spp.
aquatic rhinoceros
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Forstercooperiinae
†Forstercooperia spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Forstercooperiinae
†Pappaceras spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Paraceratheriinae
†Aralotherium spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Paraceratheriinae
†Buzdartherium gulkirao
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Paraceratheriinae
†Dzungariotherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Paraceratheriinae
†Juxia spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Paraceratheriinae
†Paraceratherium spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Paraceratheriidae | Paraceratheriinae
†Urtinotherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae
Uintaceras radinskyi
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Aceratherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Acerorhinus spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Alicornops spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Aphelops spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Chilotheridium pattersoni
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Chilotherium spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Floridaceras whitei
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Hoploaceratherium tetradactylum
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Mesaceratherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Peraceras spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Plesiaceratherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Ronzotherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Aceratherini
†Shansirhinus ringstromi
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Teleoceratini
†Aprotodon lanzhouensis
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Teleoceratini
†Brachypotherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Teleoceratini
†Diaceratherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Teleoceratini
†Prosantorhinus spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Teleoceratini
†Shennongtherium hypsodontus
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Aceratheriinae | Teleoceratini
†Teleoceras spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae
†Gulfoceras westfalli
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae
†Victoriaceros spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Diceratheriini
†Diceratherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Diceratheriini
†Subhyracodon spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Diceratheriini
†Trigonias spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Bugtirhinus praecursor
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Caementodon spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Elasmotherium spp.
giant rhinoceros, Siberian unicorn
3.6 Mya-39 Kya
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Hispanotherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Iranotherium morgani
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Meninatherium telleri
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Menoceras spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Ougandatherium napakense
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Parelasmotherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Elasmotheriinae | Elasmotheriini
†Sinotherium lagrelii
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae
†Protaceratherium spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerorhinini
†Coelodonta spp.
woolly rhinoceros
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerorhinini
†Dihoplus spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerorhinini
†Lartetotherium sansaniense
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerorhinini
†Stephanorhinus spp.
Merck's rhinoceros, narrow-nosed rhinoceros
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerorhinini
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
Sumatran rhinoceros
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerotini
†Paradiceros mukirii
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerotini
†Diceros praecox
 
Animal picture.
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerotini
Diceros bicornis
black rhinoceros
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerotini
†Ceratotherium mauritanicum
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerotini
†Ceratotherium neumayri
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Dicerotini
Ceratotherium simum
white rhinoceros
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Rhinocerotini
†Gaindatherium spp.
 
Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Rhinocerotini | Rhinocerotina
†Rusingaceros leakeyi
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Rhinocerotini | Rhinocerotina
†Nesorhinus spp.
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Rhinocerotini | Rhinocerotina
Rhinoceros unicornis
Indian rhinoceros
 
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Rhinocerotoidea | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinocerotinae | Rhinocerotini | Rhinocerotina
Rhinoceros sondaicus
Javan rhinoceros
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