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Elasmotheriina

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Elasmotheriina Bonaparte p. 1
1902Elasmotheriinae Hay p. 645
1989Elasmotheriina Prothero and Schoch p. 536
1992Elasmotheriina Cerdeno
2001Elasmotheriinae Tong
2002Elasmotheriina Antoine et al.
2003Elasmotheriinae Antoine
2010Elasmotheriina Antoine et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subtribeElasmotheriina()
subtribeElasmotheriina()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subtr. †Elasmotheriina Bonaparte 1850
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G. †Bugtirhinus Antoine and Welcomme 2000
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†Bugtirhinus praecursor Antoine and Welcomme 2000
G. †Caementodon Heissig 1972
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Subg. †Caementodon (Caementodon) Heissig 1972
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G. †Diceratherium Marsh 1875
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Invalid names: Diceratherium cuspidatum Troxell 1921 [synonym], Diceratherium nanum Marsh 1875 [synonym]
†Diceratherium armatum Marsh 1875
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Invalid names: Aceratherium truquianum Cope 1879 [synonym], Diceratherium gregorii Peterson 1920 [synonym], Diceratherium lobatum Troxell 1921 [synonym]
†Diceratherium minus Ringström 1924
†Diceratherium niobrarense Peterson 1906
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Invalid names: Aceratherium egregius Cook 1908 [synonym], Diceratherium petersoni Loomis 1908 [synonym], Epiaphelops virgasectus Cook 1912 [synonym]
†Diceratherium niobrarensis Peterson 1906
†Diceratherium persistens Osborn 1904
†Diceratherium radtkei Prothero and Rasmussen 2008
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†Caenopus tridactylus avus Troxell 1921
Invalid names: Diceratherium avum Wood 1927 [synonym], Diceratherium proavitum Hatcher 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epiaphelops Cook 1912 [synonym], Metacaenopus Cook 1908 [synonym]
Tr. †Elasmotheriini Dollo 1885
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G. †Aegyrcitherium Antoine 1997
G. †Elasmotherium Fischer 1808
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†Elasmotherium caucasicum Borissiak 1914
†Elasmotherium sibiricum Fischer 1809
G. †Gobitherium Kretzoi 1943
Subtr. †Menoceratina Prothero et al. 1986
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G. †Menoceras Troxell 1921
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†Menoceras arikarense Barbour 1906
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Invalid names: Aceratherium stigeri Loomis 1908 [synonym], Diceratherium aberrans Loomis 1908 [synonym], Diceratherium loomisi Cook 1912 [synonym], Diceratherium schiffi Loomis 1908 [synonym], Menoceras cooki Peterson 1906 [synonym]
†Menoceras barbouri Wood 1964
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Invalid names: Menoceras falkenbachi Tanner 1972 [synonym], Menoceras marslandensis Tanner 1969 [synonym], Moschoedestes delahoensis Stevens et al. 1969 [synonym]
Invalid names: Moschoedestes Stevens et al. 1969 [synonym]
G. †Parelasmotherium Killgus 1923
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G. †Hispanotherium Crusafont and Villalta 1947
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Subg. †Hispanotherium (Hispanotherium) Crusafont and Villalta 1947
†Hispanotherium beonense Antoine 1997
†Hispanotherium corcolense Antoine et al. 2002
†Hispanotherium matritense de Prado 1864
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Invalid names: Begertherium borissiaki Beliajeva 1971 [synonym], Caementodon tongxinensis Guan 1988 [synonym], Chilotherium quintanelensis Zbyszewsky 1952 [synonym], Hispanotherium alpani Sarac 1978 [synonym], Hispanotherium grimmi Heissig 1974 [synonym], Huaqingtherium qiui Guan 1993 [synonym]
†Hispanotherium tungurense Cerdeño 1996
Invalid names: Begertherium [synonym], Tesselodon Yan 1979 [synonym]
G. †Huaqingtherium Huang and Yan 1983
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G. †Iranotherium Ringström 1924
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†Iranotherium morgani Mecquenem 1908
G. †Kenyatherium Aguirre and Guerin 1974
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†Kenyatherium bishopi Aguirre and Guérin 1974
G. †Procoelodonta Matthew 1931
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Subg. †Procoelodonta (Procoelodonta) Matthew 1931
G. †Sinotherium Ringstrom 1924
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†Sinotherium lagrelii Ringström 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:08:31
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Orellan to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (177 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Orellan33.9 - 33.3USA (Oregon) Diceratherium armatum (17070)
Orellan33.9 - 33.3Canada (Saskatchewan) Diceratherium sp. (17055)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Diceratherium sp. (17372)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Colorado) Diceratherium tridactylum (17426)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (South Dakota) Aceratherium tridactylum (17343 17344) Diceratherium tridactylum (17316)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Arizona) Diceratherium sp. (17308)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Wyoming) Diceratherium tridactylum (17383)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (North Dakota) Aceratherium tridactylum (17432)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Oregon) Diceratherium sp. (17313 17349)
Whitneyan33.3 - 30.8USA (Montana) Diceratherium tridactylum (230863)
Whitneyan - Monroecreekian33.3 - 24.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Diceratherium armatum (17306)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Oregon) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum (17537) Diceratherium sp. (17508 93078)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (South Dakota) Diceratherium armatum (17626) Diceratherium armatum, Diceratherium gregorii (17643) Diceratherium gregorii (17630 17634 17636 17642)
Geringian30.8 - 26.3USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens (17494) Diceratherium sp. (17721)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nevada) Diceratherium sp. (17600)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Diceratherium annectens (17483) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum (17520) Diceratherium sp. (17448)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens (17599) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum (17719) Diceratherium sp. (17538 17539)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (North Dakota) Diceratherium tridactylum (17724)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Diceratherium annectens (17472 17703) Diceratherium armatum (17532) Menoceras cooki (17667)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Montana) Diceratherium annectens (17509) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum, Diceratherium sp. (17543) Diceratherium sp. (17540)
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (California) Diceratherium sp. (17675 17701)
early Early Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum (156729)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Elasmotheriini indet. (176447)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97USA (Washington) Diceratherium sp. (193977)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Florida) Diceratherium sp. (17860)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (Oregon) Diceratherium sp. (17603 93079)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (South Dakota) Diceratherium annectens, Rhinocerotidae indet. (17723) Diceratherium sp. (17560)
Monroecreekian26.3 - 24.8USA (Washington) Diceratherium annectens (119837) Diceratherium sp. (119840) Diceratherium sp., Diceratherium annectens (119838)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (South Dakota) Diceratherium gregorii (17458) Diceratherium sp. (17451 17745)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum (17794 17801 17815) Diceratherium sp., Menoceras sp. (17796) Menoceras arikarense (17793 17833 17835 17840 17854) Menoceras sp. (17788)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Florida) Menoceras cooki (18557)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium niobrarense, Menoceras arikarense, Menoceras barbouri (17805) Diceratherium niobrarense, Diceratherium cooki (17818) Diceratherium petersoni (17778) Diceratherium sp. (17786 17807 17809) Diceratherium sp., Diceratherium arikarense, Diceratherium cooki, Diceratherium loomisi, Diceratherium niobrarense (17741) Diceratherium sp., Menoceras sp. (17789 17819) Menoceras sp. (28043) Metacaenopus egregius (17846) Rhinocerotidae indet. (17845)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Texas) Moschoedestes delahoensis (17770 17771)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (Texas) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum (18663)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (California) Menoceras sp. (19485)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Rhinoceros matutinus (50944)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mongolia Caementodon sp. (176449 180965 180987) Gobitherium sp. (181064)
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.03 - 11.608Spain (Castile-La Mancha) Hispanotherium matritensis (136269)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Caenopus sp. (18672) Menoceras barbouri (18679)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Menoceratinae indet. (18507)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Idaho) Diceratherium sp. (18980)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Arizona) Diceratherium sp. (19140)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium annectens, Diceratherium armatum, Diceratherium sp. (22630)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (New Mexico) Menoceras marslandense (19562)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Mexico (Aguascalientes) Aphelops sp. (18756)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Zaragoza) Hispanotherium sp. (40716)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Portugal (Lisbon) Diceratherium douvillei (36621 36628 36631)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Maine-et-Loire) Diceratherium aurelianensis (48069)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Switzerland Diceratherium aurelianensis (69539)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Spain (Toledo) Hispanotherium matritense (40721)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97China (Shaanxi) Hispanotherium lingtungensis (41811)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) Menoceras barbouri (19188 19388)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Menoceras barbouri (17891 17898 17978 17989 18005) Menoceras barbouri, Diceratherium niobrarensis (17881) Menoceras marslandense (17927) Menoceras marslandensis (17949)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Menoceras cooki (17910)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Menoceras barbouri (167840 167841)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Menoceras barbouri (18694 18711)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama City) Menoceras barbouri (144879)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama Diceratherium sp. (18725)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Diceratherium barbouri (18597) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18586)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Canada (Saskatchewan) Diceratherium sp. (17868)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Menoceras falkenbachi (19358) Menoceras sp. (19233)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Menoceras barbouri (17896 17982)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Menoceras barbouri (17912)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Diceratherium annectens (18617) Menoceras barbouri (18635) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18626)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Menoceras sp. (17953 17994)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Menoceras barbouri (17965)
MN 320.0 - 16.9Pakistan (Balochistan) Caementodon oettingenae (77779)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Midi-Pyrénées) Aegyrcitherium beonensis (71873)
MN 4 - MN 516.9 - 13.65Spain Hispanotherium matritensis (70805)
Barstovian16.3 - 12.5USA (Wyoming) Menoceras arikarense (18407)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Diceratherium aurelianensis (148395)
MN 515.97 - 13.65Turkey (Bursa) Beliajevina tekkayai (68547)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Spain Hispanotherium matritensis (187347)
Middle Miocene - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62China (Hubei) Tesselodon fangxianensis (42248)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Pakistan (Punjab) Caementodon oettingenae (13472)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Spain (Madrid) Hispanotherium matritense (197672 197673 197674)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (Jiangsu) Diceratherium minus (42481)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (Ningxia) Huaqingtherium giui, Elasmotherii indet. (42539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62China (shaanxi) Hispanotherium lintungensis (42752)
MN 613.65 - 12.75China (Gansu) Hispanotherium matritense (71105)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Dicerorhinus caucasicus (56738)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Kenya Kenyatherium bishopi (219711)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China Diceratherium palaeosinense (195285 195286)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Caementodon oettingenae (13473)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Iranotherium sp. (75600)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Shanxi) Sinotherium simplum (13477)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Tajikistan Sinotherium sp. (34393)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333Kazakhstan Sinotherium zaisanense (34436)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uzbekistan Elasmotherium sp. (34443)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (West-Siberia) Sinotherium sp. (44866)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Elasmotherium caucasicum (39409)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Ukraine (Donetsk) Elasmotherium sp. (76533)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Russian Federation Elasmotherium sp. (76530)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781China (Hebei) Elasmotherium sp. (231023)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Shanxi) Elasmotherium sp. (13479)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hebei) Elasmotherium peii (197069)
Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129China (Shanxi) Elasmotherium peii (13480)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Shanxi) Elasmotherium inexpectatum (13478)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0Russian Federation (West-Sibiria) Elasmotherium sibiricum (44865) Elasmotherium sp. (44867)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Turkmenistan Elasmotherium sp. (40692 40695)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Turkmenistan Elasmotherium sp. (40690)