Diaceratherium

Extinct genus of rhinoceros From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diaceratherium

Diaceratherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid from the Oligocene and Miocene of Eurasia.[1]

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Diaceratherium
Temporal range: Oligocene–Early Miocene
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D. aurelianense skull
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Subfamily: Aceratheriinae
Genus: Diaceratherium
Dietrich, 1931
Species

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Species

Studies in 2019 suggested that seven species are valid:[2]

  • Diaceratherium aginense (Répelin, 1917)
  • Diaceratherium askazansorense Kordikova, 2001
  • Diaceratherium asphaltense (Depéret & Douxami, 1902)
  • Diaceratherium aurelianense (Nouel, 1866)
  • Diaceratherium lamilloquense Michel, 1987
  • Diaceratherium lemanense (Pomel, 1853)
  • Diaceratherium tomerdingense Dietrich, 1931, type species

Some sources separate the genus Brachydiceratherium from Diaceratherium, in which case some of the species listed above are placed in Brachydiceratherium.[3]

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Diaceratherium aginense jaw

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