Rhinoceros leptorhinus Cuvier 1822 (one-horned rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Belongs to Rhinoceros according to R. Owen 1846

See also Loose 1975

Sister taxa: Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus), Rhinoceros deccanensis, Rhinoceros elatus, Rhinoceros goldfussii, Rhinoceros habereri, Rhinoceros iravadicus, Rhinoceros leptodon, Rhinoceros minutus, Rhinoceros namadicus, Rhinoceros pacificus, Rhinoceros palaeindicus, Rhinoceros philippinensis, Rhinoceros planidens, Rhinoceros platyrhinus, Rhinoceros plicidens, Rhinoceros sinensis, Rhinoceros sivalensis, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros unicornis

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (1)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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