Shpansky, A.V. 2024. Stratigraphic distribution of large Quaternary mammals in the territory of the West Siberian plain. Geosphere Research (1): 90-120, 12 figures. doi.org/10.17223/25421379/30/6
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Rhinos have complex social lives
Far from being solitary brutes, rhinos display surprising social intelligence. They communicate through an elaborate system of scent marks, vocalisations, and shared middens (dung piles) that serve as community message boards.
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Petronio, C.; Salari, L. 2021. Fossil remains of Villafranchian mammals from Frattaguida (Parrano. Terni, central Italy). Revue de Paleobiologie, Geneve 40 (1) July: 199-209.
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Rolfo, M.F.; Fiore, I.; Gatta, M.; Ceruleo, P.; Petronio, C.; Salari, L.; Ferracci, A. 2025. The cave hyaena den of Grotta Guattari (San Felice Circeo, central Italy): first faunal and environmental data from the MIS 4 deposit. Comptes Rendus Palevol 24 (10): 159-189, 16 figures, 13 tabs..
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Chen Xi; Moigne, A.M. 2018. Rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus hemitoechus) exploitation in Level F at the Caune de l’Arago (Tautavel, Pyrenees-Orientales, France) during MIS 12. International Journal of Osteoarcheology 28 (6): 699-680. doi.org/10./002/oa.2682
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Wang Hai-Bing; Bin Bai; Jin Meng; Wang Yuan-Qing 2016. Earliest known unequivocal rhinocerotid sheds new light on the origin of Giant Rhinos and the phylogeny of early rhinocerotids. Scientific Reports 6 (39607): 1-9, 4 figures. doi.org/10.1038/srep39607
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Singh, Samar; Chandola, A. 1984. A flight of rhinos [from Assam to Dudhwa]. Sanctuary Asia 4 (3): 250-260, frontcover.
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Daniel, J.C.; Gee, E.P.; Gaur, R. K. 1999. The last lap to extinction. Hornbill (Mumbai) 1999 (1): 2-3, 16, 2 figures.
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Daniel, J.C.; Hussain, S.A.; Serrao, J.S. 1989. Stork arrives in rhino village (Dudhwa). Hornbill (Mumbai) 1989 (3): 13, 1 figure.
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Anonymous 2026. Iain Douglas-Hamilton (1942-2025): champion of Africa’s elephants. Swara (Nairobi) 2026 January-March: 57.
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Schneider, O. 1882. Principaux types des Etres vivants des cinq parties du monde: Atlas. Paris, Jouvet et Cie.
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Joly, T. 1870. Grand atlas classique de geographie moderne, moyen-age et ancienne, contenant les figures des animaux et des plantes les plus remarquables de chaque pays, à l’usage de l’Enseignement secondaire. Bruxelles, Librairie Classique.
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Gaudry, A. 1873. Animaux fossiles du Mont Léberon (Vaucluse): Etude sur les vertebres. Paris, F.Savy. pp. 1-112.
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East Asian and West African Rhinos.
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Old World Neogene and Quaternary rhino-bearing localities.
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A book by Kees Rookmaaker with chapters by Joachim K. Bautze and Kelly Enright.Rhino horns are not what they seem
Unlike elephant tusks or cattle horns, rhino horns are made entirely of keratin — the same protein found in human hair and fingernails. They're essentially compressed hair that grows continuously throughout the rhino's life.
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