~~ Introduction ~~ Coelodonta sp. is an extinct species of rhinoceros that is characterized by its long fur, hence the name Woolly Rhinos. It has two horns arranged in tandem on its nasal and frontal bones; the incisors have degenerated; the molars have high crowns, and the outer walls of the crowns have wavy-folds, enabling them to chew on coarse grasses and branches in shrubberies and low bushes.
The wooly rhinos were mostly discovered in England , France , eastern Siberia , Mongolia and Northern China . They were also found on cave paintings done by early humans in the caverns of southern France , depicting them as having two horns and covered in furs. Paleontologists have estimated that these paintings may at least 30,000 years old.
~~ Age ~~
Pleistocene
~~ Classification ~~
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Mammalia
Eutheria
Ungulata
Perissodactyla
Ceratomorpha
Rhinocerotiodea
Rhinocerotidae Coelodonta sp.