Molassitherium albigense Roman 1912 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Alternative combination: Acerotherium albigense

Synonym: Diceratherium kuntneri Spillmann 1969

Belongs to Molassitherium according to D. Becker et al. 2013

See also Antoine et al. 2010

Sister taxon: Molassitherium delemontense

Type specimens:

  • Molassitherium albigense: Museum Toulouse-Lautrec Albi specimen, a partial skull
  • Diceratherium kuntneri:

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of Austria (1 collection), France (5)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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