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Elasmotheriini

Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae

Taxonomy
Elasmotheriini was named by Dollo (1885) [also attributed to Bonaparte 1845]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhinocerotinae by Antoine and Welcomme (2000), Antoine et al. (2000) and Deng (2003); to Elasmotheriinae by Antoine (2003) and Antoine et al. (2010); and to Rhinocerotidae by Kampouridis et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Elasmotheriini Dollo
2000Elasmotheriini Antoine et al. p. 252
2000Elasmotheriini Antoine and Welcomme p. 798
2003Elasmotheriini Antoine
2003Elasmotheriini Deng p. 142
2010Elasmotheriini Antoine et al.
2019Elasmotheriini Kampouridis et al. p. 3

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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
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
familyRhinocerotidae
subtribeElasmotheriina()
tribeElasmotheriiniDollo 1885
tribeElasmotheriiniDollo 1885

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.

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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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: Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Ji et al. 2002, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Harrisonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 24.80000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (71 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arikareean29.5 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Menoceras cooki (17472 17667)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Mongolia Elasmotheriini indet. (176447)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Texas) Moschoedestes delahoensis (17770 17771)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Florida) Menoceras cooki (18557)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Menoceras arikarense (17793 17833 17835 17840 17854) Menoceras sp. (17788 17796)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Diceratherium arikarense, Diceratherium cooki, Diceratherium loomisi (17741) Diceratherium cooki (17818) Diceratherium petersoni (17778) Menoceras arikarense, Menoceras barbouri (17805) Menoceras sp. (17789 17819 28043) Rhinocerotidae indet. (17845)
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44USA (California) Menoceras sp. (19485)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mongolia Gobitherium sp. (181064)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (New Mexico) Menoceras marslandense (19562)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Florida) Menoceratinae indet. (18507)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Wyoming) Menoceras arikarense (18407)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Texas) Menoceras barbouri (18679)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Mexico (Aguascalientes) Aphelops sp. (18756)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Menoceras barbouri (167840 167841)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama Diceratherium sp. (18725)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Menoceras cooki (17910)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Panama (Panama City) Menoceras barbouri (144879)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Menoceras barbouri (17881 17891 17898 17978 17989 18005) Menoceras marslandense (17927) Menoceras marslandensis (17949)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) Menoceras barbouri (19188 19388)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Menoceras barbouri (18694 18711)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (South Dakota) Menoceras barbouri (17912)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (California) Menoceras falkenbachi (19358) Menoceras sp. (19233)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Nebraska) Menoceras barbouri (17896 17982)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Colorado) Menoceras barbouri (17965)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Florida) Diceratherium barbouri (18597) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18586)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Wyoming) Menoceras sp. (17953 17994)
Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (Texas) Menoceras barbouri (18635) Rhinocerotidae indet. (18626)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Elasmotherium caucasicum (39409)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uzbekistan Elasmotherium sp. (34443)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Russian Federation Elasmotherium sp. (76530)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Ukraine (Donetsk) Elasmotherium sp. (76533)
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)