Evolution
The black and the white rhinoceros are currently considered to have evolved from the common ancestral species Ceratotherium neumayri during the Late Miocene. The clade comprising the genus Diceros is characterised by an increased adaptation to browsing. After this split, the direct ancestor of Diceros bicornis, Diceros praecox was present in the Pliocene of East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania). D. bicornis evolved from this species during the Late Pliocene – Early Pleistocene.
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