Acerorhinus lufengensis Deng and Qi 2009 (rhinoceros)

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Full reference: T. Deng and G.-Q. Qi. 2009. Rhinocerotids (Mammalia, Perissodactyla) from Lufengpithecus site, Lufeng, Yunnan. Vertebrata PalAsiatica 47(2):135-152

Belongs to Acerorhinus according to T. Deng and G.-Q. Qi 2009

Sister taxa: Acerorhinus fuguensis, Acerorhinus hezhengensis, Acerorhinus neleus, Acerorhinus palaeosinensis, Acerorhinus tsaidamensis, Acerorhinus yuanmouensis, Acerorhinus zernowi

Type specimen: IVPP V 15980, a set of teeth (right P3, left M1-M3, broken right M1 and M2 (Fig1A), and broken right i2).

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acerorhinus lufengensis in the database

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