Konopka, B. 2021. Palaeontologists reconstructing skeleton of rare prehistoric rhino reveal it was saved ‘by a whisker’ after builders wanted to throw it away. The First News (Warsaw) 5 October 2021: 9 figs.

Palaeontologists reconstructing skeleton of rare prehistoric rhino reveal it was saved ‘by a whisker’ after builders wanted to throw it away

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Location Italy Subject Taxonomy Species Fossil Rhinos

The article speaks about the 120,000 year-old almost fully preserved skeleton of Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (Jäger) called “Stefania” found by the builders working on the S3 motorway near Gorzów Wielkopolski (in W-Poland) in May 2016. The article ‘ll be posted as soon as possible.
In Sobczyk & al (2020) the geology as well as the palaeoecology of the site are widely described. On the S. kirchbengensis diet from Gorzów Wielkopolski see in Stefaniak & al (2021).

Black Rhino

Southern White Rhino

Nile Rhino

Greater One-horned Rhino

Javan Rhino

Sumatran Rhino

Fossil Rhino

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Palaeontologists reconstructing skeleton of rare prehistoric rhino reveal it was saved ‘by a whisker’ after builders wanted to throw it away