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'''Rhinocerotoidea''' is a [[superfamily (taxonomy)|superfamily]] consisting of five families of [[odd-toed ungulate]]s, four of which, the [[Amynodontidae]], [[Hyracodontidae]], [[Paraceratheriidae]] and [[Eggysodontidae]], are extinct.The only extant family is the [[Rhinocerotidae]] (true rhinoceroses), which survives as five living species.Extinct non-rhinocerotid members of the group are sometimes considered rhinoceroses in a broad sense. The family Paraceratheriidae contains the largest land mammals known to have ever existed.<ref name="Nature">{{cite journal |last1=Deng |first1=T. |last2=Lu |first2=X. |last3=Wang |first3=S. |last4=Flynn |first4=L. J. |last5=Sun |first5=D. |last6=He |first6=W. |last7=Chen |first7=S. |date=2021 |title=An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into ''Paraceratherium'' evolution |journal=Communications Biology |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=639 |doi=10.1038/s42003-021-02170-6 |pmc=8211792 |pmid=34140631}}</ref>
'''Rhinocerotoidea''' has been defined as a [[superfamily (taxonomy)|superfamily]] consisting of five families of [[odd-toed ungulate]]s, four of which, the [[Amynodontidae]], [[Hyracodontidae]], [[Paraceratheriidae]] and [[Eggysodontidae]], are extinct.The only extant family is the [[Rhinocerotidae]] (true rhinoceroses), which survives as five living species.Extinct non-rhinocerotid members of the group are sometimes considered rhinoceroses in a broad sense. The family Paraceratheriidae contains the largest land mammals known to have ever existed.<ref name="Nature">{{cite journal |last1=Deng |first1=T. |last2=Lu |first2=X. |last3=Wang |first3=S. |last4=Flynn |first4=L. J. |last5=Sun |first5=D. |last6=He |first6=W. |last7=Chen |first7=S. |date=2021 |title=An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into ''Paraceratherium'' evolution |journal=Communications Biology |volume=4 |issue=1 |pages=639 |doi=10.1038/s42003-021-02170-6 |pmc=8211792 |pmid=34140631}}</ref>


==Taxonomy==
==Taxonomy==

Revision as of 20:54, 19 December 2023

For the common rhinocerotoid family, see Rhinoceros

Rhinocerotoidea
Temporal range: 56–0 Ma Latest Paleocene-Present
Rhinoceroses, a type of rhinocerotoid
Skeleton of Paraceratherium (Paraceratheriidae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Suborder: Ceratomorpha
Superfamily: Rhinocerotoidea
Gray, 1821
Families

Rhinocerotoidea has been defined as a superfamily consisting of five families of odd-toed ungulates, four of which, the Amynodontidae, Hyracodontidae, Paraceratheriidae and Eggysodontidae, are extinct.The only extant family is the Rhinocerotidae (true rhinoceroses), which survives as five living species.Extinct non-rhinocerotid members of the group are sometimes considered rhinoceroses in a broad sense. The family Paraceratheriidae contains the largest land mammals known to have ever existed.[1]

Taxonomy

The cladogram below follows a phylogenetic analysis by Bai et al. (2020):[2]

Rhinocerotoidea
(sensu lato)

References

  1. ^ Deng, T.; Lu, X.; Wang, S.; Flynn, L. J.; Sun, D.; He, W.; Chen, S. (2021). "An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution". Communications Biology. 4 (1): 639. doi:10.1038/s42003-021-02170-6. PMC 8211792. PMID 34140631.
  2. ^ Bai, B.; Meng, J.; Zhang, C.; Gong, Y.-X.; Wang, Y.-Q. (2020). "The origin of Rhinocerotoidea and phylogeny of Ceratomorpha (Mammalia, Perissodactyla)". Communications Biology. 3 (1): 509. doi:10.1038/s42003-020-01205-8. PMC 7490376.
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