†Rhinoceros leptorhinus Cuvier 1822 (one-horned rhinoceros)
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Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Belongs to Rhinoceros according to R. Owen 1846
See also Loose 1975
Sister taxa: Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus), Rhinoceros deccanensis, Rhinoceros elatus, Rhinoceros goldfussii, Rhinoceros habereri, Rhinoceros iravadicus, Rhinoceros leptodon, Rhinoceros minutus, Rhinoceros namadicus, Rhinoceros palaeindicus, Rhinoceros philippinensis, Rhinoceros planidens, Rhinoceros platyrhinus, Rhinoceros plicidens, Rhinoceros sinensis, Rhinoceros sivalensis, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros unicornis
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Belgium (1 collection), France (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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