Rhinoceros philippinensis von Koenigswald 1956 (one-horned rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Full reference: G. H. R. von Koenigswald. 1956. Fossil mammals from the Philippines. Proceedings of the Pacific Science Congress 339-361

Belongs to Rhinoceros according to G. H. R. von Koenigswald 1956

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 planidens, Rhinoceros platyrhinus, Rhinoceros plicidens, Rhinoceros sinensis, Rhinoceros sivalensis, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros unicornis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Laya, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in the Philippines

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Laya

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