当最后披毛犀占据更新世北境的同时，一群有巨大角且体重不逊于今天白犀的真板齿犀（ Elasmotherium ）也出现在西伯利亚等地。它们的亲缘关系和现存所有犀牛和披毛犀相对远一些，但也是真犀科成员。这些“独角兽”的祖先原本角很小或者没有，也就是早期的板齿犀族成员，后来在演化过程中出现了相对大的鼻角，再之后鼻角和额角逐渐合并成一个，头部也变得粗壮，体型也渐渐增大。

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