Rhinoceros
name: label: Discipline
content: Paleobiology
label: Region
content: US Central Plains (NE, KS, IA, MO)
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Geologic Age
content: Cenozoic - Neogene - Pliocene
label: Notes
content: This specimen is an upper molar from a Rhinoceros. Each molar has a pattern of elongated and transverse ridges called a lophodont on the top surface. The hard enamel cover of the tooth, typical of herbivores like this one, can easily break down plant vegetation. This molar is about 6.35cm thick and measures around 6.75 x 7.8cm.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 4
label: Record Last Modified
content: 11 Dec 2020
place: label: Collecting Locality
content: North America, United States, Kansas, Phillips County
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Teleoceras
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO50401
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Theria, Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae, Teleoceratinae