Juxia
In today's world, Juxia has become a topic of great relevance and interest to various people around the world. Since its emergence, Juxia has captured the attention of experts and enthusiasts alike, generating in-depth debates, research and analysis around its implications and repercussions. With a palpable impact on contemporary society, Juxia has managed to permeate different areas of daily life, from politics to popular culture, becoming a phenomenon that leaves no one indifferent. In this article, we will thoroughly explore the various aspects related to Juxia, its evolution over time and its influence on different aspects of today's society.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ceratomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Rhinocerotoidea |
| Family: | †Paraceratheriidae |
| Genus: | †Juxia Chow & Chiu, 1964 |
| Type species | |
| †Juxia sharamurenensis Chow & Chiu, 1964
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Juxia ('joo-she-a'; from Chinese: 巨犀; pinyin: Jùxī; lit. 'gigantic rhinoceros') is an extinct genus of paraceratheriid, a group of herbivorous mammals that are related to the modern rhinoceros, that lived in Asia during the upper Eocene. The type species is J. sharamurenensis, named by Zhou Mingzhen and Qiu Zhanxiang in 1964.[1]
As an early paraceratheriid, Juxia was a relatively small animal, around the size of a horse, compared to its later relatives, with a body mass estimated at 749–888 kilograms (1,651–1,958 lb) or 1,482 kilograms (3,267 lb),[5] held by elongated long legs and small skull firmly attached to a relatively long neck. Based on its triangular-like teeth and sharp protruding incisors, Juxia was probably a strict browser, feeding on ferns and leaves on branches where most herbivorous mammals could not reach. In terms of habitat, Juxia lived in densely lush and tropical forests of what is now China. Though a few skeletons have been found, it is unclear whether this animal was permanently solitary or lived in small social groups, possibly harems. Based on its morphology, its long legs probably enabled it to run relatively fast for a limited duration. This was probably a defense mechanism against early mammalian predators.[6]
References
- ^ a b Chow, M.-C.; Chiu, C.-S. (1964). "An Eocene giant rhinoceros". Vertebrata PalAsiatica (in Chinese (China) and English). 8 (3): 264–267.
- ^ Qi, T.; Zhou, M. (1989). "A new species of Juxia (Perissodactyla), Nei Mongol" (PDF). Vertebrata PalAsiatica (in Chinese (China) and English). 27 (3): 205–208.
- ^ Lucas, S.G.; Sobus, J.C. (1989). "The Systematics of Indricotheres". In Prothero, David R.; Schoch, Robert M. (eds.). The Evolution of Perissodactyls. Oxford University Press. pp. 358–378. ISBN 978-0-19-506039-3. OCLC 19268080.
- ^ Qiu, Z.; Wang, B. (2007). "Juxia Chow et Chiu ( = Zhou et Qiu), 1964". Paracerathere Fossils of China (in Chinese (China) and English). Vol. 29. Beijing: Science Press. pp. 15–100. ISBN 978-7-03-019127-4.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Li, Shijie; Jiangzuo, Qigao; Deng, Tao (2022-07-06). "Body mass of the giant rhinos (Paraceratheriinae, Mammalia) and its tendency in evolution". Historical Biology: 1–12. doi:10.1080/08912963.2022.2095908. ISSN 0891-2963.
- ^ Prothero, D. (2013). Rhinoceros Giants: The Palaeobiology of Indricotheres. Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-00819-0.
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