Dzungariotherium tienshanense Chiu 1962 (odd-toed ungulate)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae

Alternative combination: Paraceratherium tienshanensis

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 Dzungariotherium according to Z. Qiu and B. Wang 2007

Sister taxa: Dzungariotherium orgosensis, Dzungariotherium turfanensis

Type specimen: IVPP V 2370, a mandible

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Near Feiyue Railway station (Oligocene of China)

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