Gulfoceras is an extinct hamster sized genus of rhinoceros endemic to North America from the Miocene, living from 23.03 to 20.4 mya existing for approximately 2.63 million years.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | †Gulfoceras Albright, 1999 |
| Species: | †G. westfalli
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| †Gulfoceras westfalli Albright, 1999
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Taxonomy edit
Gulfoceras was named by Albright (1999). Its type is Gulfoceras westfalli. It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Albright (1999).[2]
References edit
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Gulfoceras, basic info
- ^ L. B. Albright. 1999. Ungulates of the Toledo Bend local fauna (late Arikareean, early Miocene), Texas Coastal Plain. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History, Biological Sciences 42(1):1-80
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