Teletaceras Hanson 1989 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Full reference: C. B. Hanson. 1989. Teletaceras Radinskyi, A New Primitive Rhinocerotid from the Late Eocene Clarno Formation, Oregon. The Evolution of Perissodactyls

Parent taxon: Rhinocerotidae according to H. Wang et al. 2016

See also Hanson 1989, Holbrook 1999, Prothero 1998, Prothero 2005 and Prothero and Schoch 1989

Sister taxa: Aceratheriinae, Aceratheriini, Amphicaenopus, Anchisodon tubifer, Atelodus, Diceratheriinae, Dicerorhininae, Elasmotheriina, Forstercooperia crudus, Gigantamynodon akespensis, Gulfoceras, Huangotherium, Iranotheriinae, Penetrigonias, Rhinoceros crassus, Rhinoceros oregonensis, Rhinocerotinae, Subhyracodon, Teleoceratinae, Trigonias, Uintaceras, Woodoceras, Zalabis

Subtaxa: Teletaceras borissiaki Teletaceras mortivallis Teletaceras radinskyi

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Type: Teletaceras radinskyi

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (1 collection), Myanmar (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (2: California, Oregon)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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