Dicerorhinus Wholly Rhino Jaw Fossil from Germany

Description: Presented is a robust jaw section containing two large molars. The section is sturdy and solid. The molars are complete with good color, enamel and presence.

The rhinoceros Merck (Dicerorhinus kirchbergensis) is an extinct species of rhinoceros well known from dozens of Pleistocene fossils found in much of Eurasia, from Portugal to China. This animal belonged to the genus Dicerorhinus, which now only survives as the Sumatran rhino, and is in grave danger of extinction. Merck's rhinoceros (so named because at one time it was named Dicerorhinus merckii) inhabited forest ecosystems with abundant water, feeding on shrubs and low tree branches. To do so, it had a beaked lip similar to the African black rhinoceros. This specialization allowed the Merck's rhinoceros to survive in another rhino habitat, the steppe.