Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Full reference: S. Santos, D. R. Prothero, and E. Welsh. 2023. A new species of extinct rhinoceros from the Oligocene of South Dakota. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 94:617-622
Belongs to Diceratherium according to S. Santos et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum, Diceratherium matutinum, Diceratherium minus, Diceratherium niobrarense, Diceratherium niobrarensis, Diceratherium persistens, Diceratherium radtkei, Diceratherium tridactylum, Diceratherium truquianum
Type specimen: AMNH F:AM 112171, a partial skull
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (3: South Dakota collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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