Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Etymology: Neleus is the name of the main stream that flows in the area of Kerassi.
Full reference: A. Athanassiou, S. J. Roussiakis, I. X. Giaourtsakis, G. E. Theodorou, and G. Iliopoulos. 2014. A new hornless rhinoceros of the genus Acerorhinus (Perissodactyla: Rhinocerotidae) from the Upper Miocene of Kerassiá (Euboea, Greece), with a revision of related forms. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 303(1-3):23-59
Belongs to Acerorhinus according to A. Athanassiou et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Acerorhinus fuguensis, Acerorhinus hezhengensis, Acerorhinus lufengensis, Acerorhinus palaeosinensis, Acerorhinus tsaidamensis, Acerorhinus yuanmouensis, Acerorhinus zernowi
Type specimen: AMPG K4/119.37, a skull (skull with articulated mandible). Its type locality is Kerassia 4 (K4), which is in a Miocene terrestrial sandstone in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Greece (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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