Ceratomorpha

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Ceratomorpha is a suborder of odd-toed ungulate mammals that includes rhinoceroses and their close extinct relatives.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ceratomorpha canonical 2

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mammal suborder
taxon
class Mammalia
containsExtantFamilies Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
diet herbivorous
digitNumberOnForelimb three
distinguishedFrom Hippomorpha
geologicFirstAppearance Eocene
hasCharacteristic hindgut fermentation
large body size in many species
odd-numbered toes on each foot
hasCommonMember rhinoceros
tapir
hasEcologicalRole large terrestrial herbivore
hasLivingRepresentatives yes
hasMorphologicalTrait relatively short limbs compared to horses
robust skulls in many lineages
hasTaxonomicAuthority Osborn, 1910
hasVertebralColumn yes
includesExtinctTaxon Amynodontidae
Eggysodontidae
Hyracodontidae
includesTaxon Rhinocerotidae
Tapiridae
infraclass Eutheria
isSubjectOf perissodactyl phylogeny studies
kingdom Animalia
nativeContinents Africa
Asia
Central America
South America
Southeast Asia
parentTaxon Perissodactyla
phylum Chordata
reproduction viviparous
subclassOf Perissodactyla
superorder Laurasiatheria
taxonRank suborder
temporalRange Eocene to Recent
thermoregulation endothermic
toeSymmetry mesaxonic
usedIn mammalian classification

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhinocerotidae suborder Ceratomorpha
Tapiridae suborder Ceratomorpha