| Shennongtherium Temporal range: Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | †Shennongtherium Huang & Yan, 1983[1] |
| Species: | †S. hypsodontus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Shennongtherium hypsodontus Huang & Yan, 1983 | |
Shennongtherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid from the Miocene time period. It once roamed in what is now China.
It was originally classified in the subfamily Elasmotheriinae, but has since been found to be closer to true rhinoceros.[2]
References
- ↑ "Shennongtherium". Fossilworks.
- ↑ Antoine, P-O. (2003). "Middle Miocene elasmotheriine Rhinocerotidae from China and Mongolia: taxonomic revision and phylogenetic relationships". Zoologica Scripta. 32 (2). doi:10.1046/j.1463-6409.2003.00106.x.
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