Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae
Alternative combination: Baluchitherium grangeri
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1923. Baluchitherium grangeri, a giant hornless rhinoceros from Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 78:1-15
Belongs to Paraceratherium according to Z. Qiu and B. Wang 2007
See also Fortelius and Kappelman 1993
Sister taxa: Paraceratherium asiaticum, Paraceratherium bugtiense, Paraceratherium huangheense, Paraceratherium lepidum, Paraceratherium linxiaense, Baluchitherium osborni
Type specimen: AMNH 18650, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Loh, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial horizon in the Hsanda Gol Formation of Mongolia.
Distribution:
• Oligocene of China (1 collection), Mongolia (1)
• Eocene of China (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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