Brachypotherium
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Brachypotherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid that lived in Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene.
Many species of Brachypotherium have been described. Some species have moved to other genera, such as B. aurelianense being transferred to Diaceratherium. The genus was widespread during the Early and Middle Miocene, before heading into a decline. They went extinct in Eurasia by the beginning of the Late Miocene, with the African species B. lewisi surviving until the end of the epoch.
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