Dihoplus schleiermacheri Kaup 1834 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Alternative combinations: Dicerorhinus schleiermacheri, Lartetotherium schleiermacheri, Rhinoceros schleiermacheri

Full reference: J. J. Kaup. 1834. Description d'Ossements Fossiles de Mammifères Inconnus Jusqu'à-Présent. 3:33-64

Belongs to Dihoplus according to T. Kaya and K. Heissig 2001

See also Cerdeno 1992, Kaup 1834, Lioy 1896 and Osborn 1922

Sister taxa: Dihoplus kirchbergensis, Dihoplus megarhinus, Dihoplus pikermiensis, Dihoplus ringstroemi

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of the United Kingdom (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Romania (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (2)

• Miocene of France (1), Greece (2), Italy (3), Kazakhstan (1), Moldova (3), Turkey (2), Ukraine (3)

Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence

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