Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Full reference: R. B. Foote. 1874. Rhinoceros deccanensis, a new species discovered near Gokak, Belgaum District. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):1-19
Belongs to Rhinoceros according to R. B. Foote 1874
See also Lydekker 1876
Sister taxa: Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus), Rhinoceros elatus, Rhinoceros goldfussii, Rhinoceros habereri, Rhinoceros iravadicus, Rhinoceros leptodon, Rhinoceros leptorhinus, Rhinoceros minutus, Rhinoceros namadicus, Rhinoceros palaeindicus, Rhinoceros philippinensis, Rhinoceros planidens, Rhinoceros platyrhinus, Rhinoceros plicidens, Rhinoceros sinensis, Rhinoceros sivalensis, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros unicornis
Type specimen: Its type locality is 2/3mi SSE of Chigadolli, Gokak, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial claystone in India
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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