†Pleuroceros Roger 1898 (rhinoceros)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Parent taxon: Rhinocerotinae according to P.-O. Antoine et al. 2010
See also Carroll 1988 and Prothero and Schoch 1989
Sister taxa: Dicerorhinini, Dromoceratherium, Epiaceratherium, Guixia, Mesaceratherium, Molassitherium, Protaceratherium, Rhinocerotini
Subtaxa: Pleuroceros asphaltense Pleuroceros blanfordi Pleuroceros pleuroceros
Type: Rhinoceros pleuroceros
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Pakistan (1 collection), Switzerland (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Pakistan (2)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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