†Urtinotherium intermedium Chiu 1962
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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