Amphicaenopus Wood 1927 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Full reference: H. E. Wood. 1927. Some early Tertiary rhinoceroses and hyracodonts. Bulletins of American Paleontology 13(50):1-105

Parent taxon: Rhinocerotidae according to D. R. Prothero 2005

See also Carroll 1988, Prothero 1998, Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Wood 1927

Sister taxa: Aceratheriinae, Aceratheriini, Anchisodon tubifer, Atelodus, Caenopinae, Diceratheriinae, Dicerorhininae, Elasmotheriina, Forstercooperia crudus, Gigantamynodon akespensis, Gulfoceras, Huangotherium, Iranotheriinae, Miodiceros, Penetrigonias, Rhinoceros crassus, Rhinoceros oregonensis, Rhinoceros pacificus, Rhinocerotinae, Subhyracodon, Teleoceratinae, Teletaceras, Trigonias, Uintaceras, Woodoceras, Zalabis

Subtaxa: Amphicaenopus platycephalus

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Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Arikareean of United States (1: North Dakota collection)

• Oligocene of United States (2: South Dakota)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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