Molassitherium delemontense Becker et al. 2013 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Full reference: D. Becker, P.-O. Antoine, and O. Maridet. 2013. A new genus of Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from the Oligocene of Europe. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 11(8):947-972

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

Sister taxon: Molassitherium albigense

Type specimen: MJSN POI007–245, a partial skull. Its type locality is Poillat, which is in a Rupelian channel mudstone in Switzerland.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Germany (2), Italy (1), Switzerland (2)

Total: 6 collections including 7 occurrences

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