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Alicornops

Alicornops

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Alicornops is an extinct genus of rhinoceros belonging to the subfamily Aceratheriinae. It lived in Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene.

Four species are known. Two of them, Alicornops complanatum and Alicornops laogouense were described recently from the Siwaliks of Pakistan.[2]

The type species Alicornops simorrense was a relatively small aceratheriine with a small horn, short tridactyl legs and strongly curved lower incisors.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Alicornops simorrense". MNHN France.
  2. ^ Kahn, A.M. (2013). "New Alicornops (Rhinocerotidae) remains from Lower and Middle Siwaliks, Pakistan". Annales de Paléontologie. 99 (2): 131–155. Bibcode:2013AnPal..99..131K. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2012.10.003.
  3. ^ Henke, Winfried; Tattersall, Ian (2007). Handbook of Paleoanthropology: Vol I:Principles, Methods and Approaches Vol II:Primate Evolution and Human Origins Vol III:Phylogeny of Hominids. Springer. p. 981.
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Alicornops: Brief Summary

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Alicornops is an extinct genus of rhinoceros belonging to the subfamily Aceratheriinae. It lived in Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene.

Four species are known. Two of them, Alicornops complanatum and Alicornops laogouense were described recently from the Siwaliks of Pakistan.

The type species Alicornops simorrense was a relatively small aceratheriine with a small horn, short tridactyl legs and strongly curved lower incisors.

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