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Meschotherium
Taxonomy
Meschotherium was named by Gabunia (1964). It is not extant. Its type is Meschotherium meschethicum.
It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Carroll (1988); and to Rhinocerotoidea by Prothero and Schoch (1989).
It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Carroll (1988); and to Rhinocerotoidea by Prothero and Schoch (1989).
Species
M. meschethicum (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1964 | Meschotherium Gabunia |
| 1988 | Meschotherium Carroll |
| 1989 | Meschotherium Prothero and Schoch p. 536 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Colbert and Schoch 1998 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Oligocene or 28.40000 to 23.03000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Oligocene | Georgia | M. meschethicum (182744) |