8-Million-Year-Old Two-Horned Rhino Skull Unearthed in Crete
A rhinoceros skull at least eight million years old has been found near Sitia in eastern Crete, Greece’s state news agency ANA reported on Tuesday. The fossil belongs to Dihoplus pikermiensis, a massive two-horned rhino that lived in the Late Miocene. The species is a hallmark of the so-called Pikermian fauna, animals that once ranged…
30 Sep 05:06 · Greek City Times
8-Million-Year-Old Two-Horned Rhino Skull Unearthed in Crete
A rhinoceros skull at least eight million years old has been found near Sitia in eastern Crete, Greece’s state news agency ANA reported on Tuesday. The fossil belongs to Dihoplus pikermiensis, a massive two-horned rhino that lived in the Late Miocene. The species is a hallmark of the so-called Pikermian fauna, animals that once ranged…
30 Sep 05:06 · Greek City Times
8 Million-Year-Old Rhinoceros Fossil Discovered in Crete
Scientists have discovered an 8 to 8.5-million-year-old rhinoceros skull in Crete's Sitia UNESCO Global Geopark, highlighting its palaeontological wealth.
29 Sep 21:30 · Greek City Times
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