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Rhinocerotoidea is a superfamily consisting of three family groups horned odd-toed ungulates, two of which are extinct. These are Amynodontidae and Hyracodontidae. The last family group is Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses), which survives by virtue of five living species.

Taxonomy

The family tree below shows the relationship between Rhinocerotoidea and other groups.[1]

Internal classification of Perissodactyla
 Perissodactyla 

References

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  1. ^ Luke T. Holbrook and Joshua Lapergola: A New Genus of Perissodactyl (Mammalia) from the Bridgerian of Wyoming, with comments on basal Perissodactyl phylogeny. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 31 (4), 2011, S. 895-901