†Protaceratherium Abel 1910 (rhinoceros)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Alternative spelling: Protoaceratherium
Parent taxon: Rhinocerotinae according to P.-O. Antoine et al. 2010
See also Carroll 1988, Cerdeno 1992 and Prothero and Schoch 1989
Sister taxa: Dicerorhinini, Dromoceratherium, Epiaceratherium, Guixia, Mesaceratherium, Molassitherium, Pleuroceros, Rhinocerotini
Subtaxa: Protaceratherium albigense Protaceratherium minutum
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of France (6 collections), Pakistan (2), Switzerland (1)
• Oligocene of France (6), Kazakhstan (1), Turkey (1)
Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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