This #FossilFriday, meet #Teleoceras, the short-legged #rhino. It lived across #NorthAmerica from 16-5 million years ago and is especially common at our lab's field site in eastern #Oregon (though these fossils in the #RoyaOntarioMuseum and #DenverMuseumofNatureandScience are both from the #GreatPlains). Even though it may look like a #hippo, every line of evidence suggests that they lived on land. If you're wondering why its legs were so short, then, it's a great question - and an open one.
#fossilfriday #Teleoceras #rhino #northamerica #oregon #RoyaOntarioMuseum #DenverMuseumofNatureandScience #GreatPlains #hippo