Forstercooperia totadentata Wood 1938

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Paraceratheriidae

Alternative combination: Cooperia totadentata

Synonym: Forstercooperia shiwopuensis Chow et al. 1974

Full reference: H. E. Wood. 1938. Cooperia totadentata, a remarkable rhinoceros from the Eocene of Mongolia. American Museum Novitates 1012:1-20

Belongs to Forstercooperia according to H. E. Wood 1939

See also Wang et al. 2018 and Wood 1938

Sister taxa: Forstercooperia mazhuangensis, Forstercooperia ulanshirehensis

Type specimens:

  • Forstercooperia totadentata: AMNH 20116, a partial skull. Its type locality is Telegraph Line Camp, which is in an Eocene fluvial conglomerate in the Irdin Manha Formation of China.
  • Forstercooperia shiwopuensis: PGMV 714, a maxilla.

Distribution: found only at Telegraph Line Camp

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