The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta) is a genus of extinct rhinoceros from the Pliocene to Pleistocene of Eurasia. The genus is known from four different species, the most famous of which is C. antiquitatis.
The woolly rhinoceros' discovery is an interesting story, when the first skull was found in 1335 on Klagenfurt, Austria, it was believed to be a dragon, as its skull was placed on a dragon statue, in the "Lindwurm Fountain," erected around 1500. Centuries later, with the advancement of paleontology, scientists were finally able to identify the skull as belonging to a woolly rhinoceros, an extinct Ice Age mammal.
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Games[]
Jurassic World: The Game[]
The woolly rhinoceros was initially mentioned in one of the evolution facts for its relative Elasmotherium. It was added to the game on January 29th 2021.
Jurassic World: Alive[]
The woolly rhinoceros, under its nickname "Woolly Rhino", appears as an epic resilient creature in the game.
Trivia[]
- The Woolly Rhinoceros in Jurassic World: The Game is placed in the snow class despite having the rhino-like mammal animations that it shares with Elasmotherium, Uintatherium and Brontotherium which are placed in the savannah class instead.
