Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Brontotheriidae
Synonyms: Heterotitanops Peterson 1914, Rhadinorhinus Riggs 1912
Full reference: H. F. Osborn. 1908. New or little known titanotheres from the Eocene and Oligocene. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 24(32):599-617
Parent taxon: Brontotheriinae according to M. C. Mihlbachler and T. A. Deméré 2010
See also Carroll 1988, Mader 1998, Mader 2008, Mader 2009, Mihlbachler 2008, Osborn 1908, Osborn 1914, Osborn 1929, Peterson 1914, Prothero and Schoch 1989 and Riggs 1912
Sister taxa: Acrotitan, Brontotheriini, Bunobrontops, Desmatotitan, Dolichorhinini, Embolotheriita, Protitanotherium, Telmatherium
Subtaxa: Heterotitanops parvus Metarhinus abbotti Metarhinus cristatus Metarhinus diploconus Metarhinus earlei Metarhinus fluviatilis Metarhinus pater Telmatherium accola Telmatherium advocata
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (21: California, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming collections)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences
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