Diceros praecox
| Diceros praecox Temporal range: Pliocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | Diceros |
| Species: | †D. praecox |
| Binomial name | |
| †Diceros praecox Hooijer & Patterson, 1972 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ceratotherium praecox | |
Diceros praecox is an extinct species of rhinoceros that lived in Africa during the Pliocene, around 4 million years ago. It has been suggested to be the direct ancestor of the living black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).