Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Rhinoceros according to L. Pandolfi and L. Maiorino 2016
See also Antoine et al. 2010, Colbert 2005, Deng et al. 2011, Linnaeus 1758, Lu 2013 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus), Rhinoceros deccanensis, Rhinoceros elatus, Rhinoceros goldfussii, Rhinoceros habereri, Rhinoceros iravadicus, Rhinoceros leptodon, Rhinoceros leptorhinus, Rhinoceros minutus, Rhinoceros namadicus, Rhinoceros palaeindicus, Rhinoceros philippinensis, Rhinoceros planidens, Rhinoceros platyrhinus, Rhinoceros plicidens, Rhinoceros sinensis, Rhinoceros sivalensis, Rhinoceros sondaicus
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Average measurements (in mm): femur diameter 50.0, humerus diameter 55.0, radius diameter 37.0, tibia diameter 52.7
Estimated body mass: 572.2 kg based on femur diameter, humerus diameter, and tibia diameter
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Laos (1), Thailand (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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