Iranotherium
Iranotherium ("Beast of Iran") was a large elasmothere rhinoceros, as big as a modern white rhino, found in the Middle East and Central Asia. It was a precursor of the related Sinotherium, and may have been ultimately outcompeted by its descendant. Males were larger than the females and had more developed muscle scars on the zygomatic arch.[1]
Iranotherium Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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Iranotherium morgani | |
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Genus: | Iranotherium Ringström, 1924 |
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Iranotherium morgani Mecquenem, 1908 | |
Gallery
- Skull of Iranotherium morgani.
- Receation of Iranotherium morgani.
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References
- Deng, T. (2005). New discovery of Iranotherium morgani (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae) from the late Miocene of the Linxia Basin in Gansu, China, and its sexual dimorphism. Journal of vertebrate Paleontology, 25(2), 442–450.
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