Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Synonyms: Aceratherium truquianum Cope 1879, Diceratherium gregorii Peterson 1920, Diceratherium lobatum Troxell 1921, Metacaenopus gregorii Peterson 1920
Full reference: O. C. Marsh. 1875. Notice of new Tertiary mammals, IV. American Journal of Science, series 3 9(51):239-250
Belongs to Diceratherium according to P.-O. Antoine et al. 2010
See also Albright 1999, Antoine et al. 2002, Green 1958, Hay 1902, Macdonald 1963, Macdonald 1970, Marsh 1875, Peterson 1920, Prothero 2005, Troxell 1921 and Wood 1960
Sister taxa: Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium matutinum, Diceratherium minus, Diceratherium niobrarense, Diceratherium niobrarensis, Diceratherium persistens, Diceratherium radtkei, Diceratherium tridactylum, Diceratherium truquianum
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Nebraska, Texas collections)
• Harrisonian of United States (4: South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Arikareean of United States (5: Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming)
• Oligocene of Canada (1: Saskatchewan), United States (8: Oregon, South Dakota)
Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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