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News Release 11-179

Tibetan Plateau: New Cradle of the Ice Age Giants

Extinct woolly rhino, three-toed horse, Tibetan bharal, chiru among recent fossil finds

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Artist's reconstruction of Tibetan woolly rhino.

Artist's reconstruction of Tibetan woolly rhino that "snow swept" for vegetation.

Credit: Julie Naylor


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Map of Eurasia showing descent of woolly rhinos in latitude with expansion of cold habitats.

As global climate cooled and cold habitats expanded, woolly rhinos descended in latitude.

Credit: Xiaoming Wang and Laura Saila


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Photo of rock exposures in the Himalayas' Zanda Basin.

Rock exposures in the Himalayas' Zanda Basin are a paleontologic nirvana for fossil-hunters.

Credit: Xiaoming Wang


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Artist's illustration of the head of the Tibetan woolly rhino, Coelodonta thibetana.

Artist's illustration of the head of Coelodonta thibetana, the Tibetan woolly rhino.

Credit: Shen Wenlong and Laura Saila


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Photo of the skull and lower jaw of the extinct Tibetan woolly rhino.

Skull and lower jaw of the extinct Tibetan woolly rhino.

Credit: Deng Tao


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Phylogenetic relationship of woolly rhinos and their close relatives over geologic time.

Phylogenetic relationship of woolly rhinos and their close relatives over geologic time.

Credit: Laura Saila


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Cover of the September 2, 2011 issue of the journal Science.

The researchers' work is described in the September 2, 2011 issue of the journal Science.

Credit: Copyright AAAS 2011


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