Evolution of Ceratotherium, the white rhino, to scale
Here’s Cope’s Rule in action
in the evolution of the large white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simus, Fig 1, Gray 1868) from smaller ancestors in the large reptile tree (LRT, 2337 taxa). This is a ‘to scale’ graphic.
Figure 1. Ceratotherium, the extant white rhino, had a series of smaller extinct ancestors in the LRT.
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Figure 1. Ceratotherium, the extant white rhino, had a series of smaller extinct ancestors in the LRT. DGS colors added here. Here you can see the various elements of the skull changing shape as the animal itself becomes larger.
There are several YouTube videos on the evolution of the rhino.
Unfortunately all fell for the myth that paraceratheres were members of the rhinoceros family. The LRT does not support that traditional and mythical hypothesis of interrelationships based on the omission or exclusion of horses from their taxon list.
References
Gray 1868. Observations on the preserved specimens and skeletons of the Rhincerotidae in the collection of the British Museumand Royal College of Surgeons, including the descriptions of three new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London (for 1867):1003-1032.
wiki/White_rhinoceros
wiki/Ceratotherium
Other websites on this topic
https://babyrhinorescue.org/rhinos-through-the-ages/
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