8.5-Million-Year-Old Rhinoceros Fossil Uncovered in Sitia UNESCO Global Geopark
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The scientific research belongs to the professor of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, George Iliopoulos, and the team of the Paleontology and Stratigraphy laboratory of the Department of Geology of the University of Patras.
An extremely important paleontological find, the skull of a rhinoceros that lived approximately 8 to 8.5 million years ago, has come to light in Crete. The prehistoric skull was discovered in the UNESCO Global Geopark of Sitia, by a team from the Laboratory of Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the Department of Geology of the University of Patras, led by Professor of Paleontology and Stratigraphy George Iliopoulos. The valuable find According t…
The find belongs to Dihoplus pikermiensis, a large species of rhinoceros with two horns, whose name refers to Pikermi in Attica The post 8.5 million-year-old rhinoceros skull discovered in Sitia Geopark appeared first on in.gr.
A rhinoceros belonging to the species Dihoplus pikermiensis, aged 8 – 8.5 million years, was found in the Geopark of Sitia, highlighting once again the paleontological wealth of the UNESCO Global Geopark. The scientific research belongs to the professor of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, Giorgos Iliopoulos and the team of the Paleontology and Stratigraphy laboratory of the Department of Geology of the University of Patras. […]
An 8-8.5 million year old rhinoceros, belonging to the species Dihoplus pikermiensis, was discovered in the UNESCO Global Geopark of Sitia, highlighting the paleontological wealth of the area.
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