Urtinotherium intermedium Chiu 1962

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae

Alternative combination: Indricotherium intermedium

Synonyms: Dzungariotherium erdenensis Qi 1989, Urtinotherium incisivum Chow and Chiu 1963

Full reference: C.-S. Chiu. 1962. Giant Rhinoceros from Loping, Yunnan, and Discussion on the Taxonomic Characters of Indricotherium grangeri. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 6(1):57-71

Belongs to Urtinotherium according to Z. Qiu and B. Wang 2007

See also Chow and Chiu 1963 and Qi 1989

Sister taxon: Urtinotherium parvum

Type specimens:

  • Urtinotherium intermedium: IVPP V 2643, a mandible. Its type locality is Shizong (= Loping) general area, which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in China.
  • Dzungariotherium erdenensis: IVPP V8803, a maxilla. Its type locality is Shara Murun (general), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Ulan Gocho Formation of China.
  • Urtinotherium incisivum: IVPP V2769, a mandible. Its type locality is Urtyn Obo (SSPE), which is in an Eocene terrestrial horizon in the Shara Murum Formation of China.

Distribution:

• Eocene of China (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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