rhinoceroses in ancient China is attested both by archaeological evidence and by references in ancient Chinese literature. Depictions of rhinoceroses...
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chess-like Chinese board game xiangqi. China portal Mammals portal History portal Dogs in ancient China Rhinoceroses in ancient China Wildlife of China Robin...
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Abada Clara List of fictional pachyderms Rhinoceros of Versailles Rhinoceros, 1959 play Rhinoceroses in ancient China "Glossary. American Museum of Natural...
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was recorded in the Soushenji. Dogs in Chinese mythology Elephants in ancient China Rhinoceroses in ancient China "Dogs in the Ancient World". World...
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one-horned rhinoceroses (the Indian rhinoceros and Javan rhinoceros) belonging to the genus Rhinoceros than to living African rhinoceros species, with...
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valleys and mountains. The northern Sumatran rhinoceros was the most widespread of the Sumatran rhinoceroses. It ranged as far as from the Indochinese peninsula...
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Rhinoceros is a genus comprising one-horned rhinoceroses. This scientific name was proposed by Swedish taxonomist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genus contains...
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mitochondrial ancestor of Late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceroses lived around 570,000 years ago. An adult woolly rhinoceros typically measured 3.2 to 3.6 metres (10...
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tons), similar to a black rhinoceros. However, unlike the long and potentially lethal horns of the black or white rhinoceroses of Africa, the Javan species'...
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covered in wart-like bumps, and aside from the eyelashes, ear fringes and tail brush, Indian rhinoceroses are nearly hairless. The Indian rhinoceros is a...
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horse Rhinoceroses are large, and have horns located in the center front of their heads. Rhinoceros horns are ground and used medicinally and in Chinese history...
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white rhinoceros and black rhinoceros are more closely related to each other than to other living rhinoceroses. Rhinoceroses closely related to the black...
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Elasmotherium (redirect from Steppe rhinoceros)
of rhinoceroses separate from the group that contains living rhinoceros (Rhinocerotinae). Five species are recognised. The genus first appeared in the...
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the great hornbill in the genus Buceros and coined the binomial name Buceros rhinoceros. Linnaeus specified the location as China. The genus name is from...
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Hymn to the Fallen (Jiu Ge) (category Articles containing traditional Chinese-language text)
noted for its bows. Rhinoceros hide armor (犀甲) is specifically mentioned in "Hymn to the Fallen". Rhinoceroses in ancient China were relatively common...
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Urtinotherium (category Eocene rhinoceroses)
modern rhinoceroses. The paraceratheres are distinguished by the formation of large sharp incisors in their upper and lower jaws, while rhinoceroses only...
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the mid 18th century when more live rhinoceroses were brought to Europe, shown to the curious public, and depicted in more accurate representations. Jean-Baptiste...
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The golden rhinoceros of Mapungubwe is a medieval artifact, made from wood which is covered in thin sheets of gold, from the medieval Kingdom of Mapungubwe...
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black-and-white Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). Chinese woodblocks depict the mo (貘) as having an elephant trunk, rhinoceros eyes, cow tail and tiger paws, following...
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Chinese armour was predominantly lamellar from the Warring States period (481 BC–221 BC) onward, prior to which animal parts such as rhinoceros hide,...
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In archaeogenetics, the term Ancient North Eurasian (ANE) is the name given to an ancestral component that represents the lineage of the people of the...
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Jiu Ge (category Articles containing Chinese-language text)
Chariots in ancient China Taiyi Chu ci Chu (state) Jiu Zhang He Bo List of Chuci contents Liu An Liu Xiang (scholar) Qin (state) Qu Yuan Rhinoceroses in ancient...
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Chinese art Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese residing...
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Huli jing: fox spirits Xīniú (犀牛): a rhinoceros; became mythologized when rhinoceroses became extinct in China. Depictions later changed to a more bovine...
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Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (redirect from Merck´s Rhinoceros)
und René Grube: The rhinoceroses from Neumark-Nord and their nutrition. In: Harald Meller (Hrsg.): Elefantenreich – Eine Fossilwelt in Europa. Halle/Saale...
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China's vast and diverse landscape is home to a profound variety and abundance of wildlife. As of one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world, China...
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History of medicine (redirect from Ancient Chinese medicine)
over the illegal trade and transport of endangered species including rhinoceroses and tigers, and the welfare of specially farmed animals, including bears...
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non-bovid ungulates are encountered. Xīniú: a rhinoceros, became mythologized when rhinoceroses became extinct in China. Depictions later changed to a more bovine...
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Silk Road (redirect from Tang-Tubo Ancient Road)
term is in current use in China. The Silk Road consisted of several routes. As it extended westwards from the ancient commercial centres of China, the overland...
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"Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 2021-03-27."Ballenger, Liz; Myers, Phil. "Rhinocerotidae (rhinoceroses)". Animal Diversity...
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