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1.We associate rhinoceroses with the African savannas and the forests of southern Asia. But rhinoceroses appeared in fact in North America 54 Ma ago, from a common ancestor with the horses and tapirs. In time, rhinos diversified in many genera and species. Baluchitherium, which lived 30 Ma ago in Central Asia in a ti... |
22 February 2008
14:06 GMT |
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"Rhinoceros" comes from Old Greek meaning literally "horned nose". Despite their size and appearance, these huge beasts are related to... horses, asses and zebras. Indeed, the most obvious and distinguishing characteristic of a rhino is its large one or two horns above the nose. Rhinoceros' horns are unique not ... |
7 December 2007
14:16 GMT |
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The Triceratops is one of the best known species of dinosaurs: the huge, horned, rhinoceros like beast, up to 9 m (30 ft) long, 3 m (10 ft) tall and 12 tonnes heavy. But the huge beast and its relatives rooted from dwarf, dog-sized hornless Asian dinosaurs. A new species of dinosaurs discovered in a Montana is the lo... |
4 October 2007
06:13 GMT |
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Ancient ferocious Celtic warriors knew why they put horns on their helmets (it was the Celts, not the Vikings, that adorned their helmets!). Because a bigger horn means you are a better male. This is real, at least in the case of the alpine ibex. A new research found a perfect correlation between horn size of mature ... |
8 June 2007
05:56 GMT |
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Scientists have tried to explain for quite some time now why male ungulates possess such large antlers and horns. When Charles Darwin emitted his famous theory of evolution and natural selection, he pointed out that the size of male ungulate antlers and horns signals a male's individual fitness, and thereby are ... |
20 March 2007
09:50 GMT |
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One of the most evolved herbivorous dinosaurs was the ceratopsid. Even if you are or not a dinosaur fan, these are very familiar figures to you, with their rhino like appearance, some forms possessing three large facial horns (one on the nose, and two over the eyebrows) and a large bony frill and beaked snout. Till n... |
5 March 2007
09:41 GMT |
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