Acerorhinus Kretzoi 1942 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Parent taxon: Aceratheriinae according to A. Athanassiou et al. 2014

See also Antoine and SaraƧ 2005, Deng and Qi 2009, Kaya and Heissig 2001 and Prothero and Schoch 1989

Sister taxa: Aphelops, Chilotheridium, Chilotheriini, Floridaceras, Galushaceras, Hoploaceratherium, Peraceras, Plesiaceratherium, Proaceratherium, Subchilotherium

Subtaxa: Acerorhinus fuguensis Acerorhinus hezhengensis Acerorhinus lufengensis Acerorhinus neleus Acerorhinus palaeosinensis Acerorhinus tsaidamensis Acerorhinus yuanmouensis Acerorhinus zernowi

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of Bulgaria (3 collections), China (6), Greece (2), Romania (1), Turkey (3)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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