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'''''Chilotherium''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[rhinoceros]] endemic to [[ |
'''''Chilotherium''''' is an [[extinct]] [[genus]] of [[rhinoceros]] endemic to [[Eurasia]] and [[Asia]] during the [[Miocene]] through [[Pliocene]] living for 13.7—3.4 [[Annum|mya]], existing for approximately {{Mya|13.7-3.4|million years}}.<ref>[http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=43196&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: ''Chilotherium'', basic info]</ref> |
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==Taxonomy== |
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Chilotherium is an extinct genus of rhinoceros endemic to Eurasia and Asia during the Miocene through Pliocene living for 13.7—3.4 mya, existing for approximately 10.3 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Chilotherium was named by Ringström (1924). It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Carroll (1988); to Aceratheriini by Antoine and Saraç (2005); and to Chilotheriini by Deng (2005).
Sources
- Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell