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Dicerorhinus
Sign in to saveDicerorhinus (Greek: "two" (dio), "horn" (keratos), "nose" (rhinos)) is a genus of the family Rhinocerotidae, consisting of a single extant species, the two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros (D. sumatrensis), and several extinct species. The genus likely originated from the Late Miocene of central Myanmar. Many species previously placed in this genus probably belong elsewhere.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderPerissodactyla
- FamilyRhinocerotidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 20
- Family
- Rhinocerotidae
- Collections
- CM, NHMUK, UCM, UOMNH, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Algeria, United Kingdom, Spain, Kenya, Tunisie, AlgéRie, Saudi Arabia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Dicerorhinus (Greek: "two" (dio), "horn" (keratos), "nose" (rhinos)) is a genus of the family Rhinocerotidae, consisting of a single extant species, the two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros (D. sumatrensis), and several extinct species. The genus likely originated from the Late Miocene of central Myanmar. Many species previously placed in this genus probably belong elsewhere.
==Taxonomy== Species provisionally considered valid include: †Dicerorhinus fusuiensis originally described as Rhinoceros fusuiensis Early Pleistocene, South China. †Dicerorhinus gwebinensis Zin-Maung-Maung-Thein et al., 2008 Known from a skull of Pliocene-Early Pleistocene age found in Myanmar. Some authors have considered the skull not distinguishable from that of D. sumatrensis.
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