A revision of Aceratherium blanfordi Lydekker, 1884 (Mammalia: Rhinocerotidae) from the Early Miocene of Pakistan: postcranials as a key
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Antoine, Pierre-Olivier
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Downing, Kevin F.
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Crochet, Jean-Yves
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Duranthon, Francis
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Flynn, Lawrence J.
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Marivaux, Laurent
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Métais, Grégoire
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Rajpar, Abdul Rahim
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Roohi, Ghazala
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2010
2010-09-30
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https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-lookup/doi/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00597.x
journal article
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00597.x
0024-4082
5439648
PLEUROCEROS
ROGER, 1898
Emended diagnosis:
Short-limbed rhinocerotine with a concave occipital crest in dorsal view, a nearly horizontal mandibular symphysis, a reduced lingual cingulum on upper premolars, a strong antecrochet on P4, a protocone deeply constricted and a low and reduced posterior cingulum on M1–2, a smooth and U-shaped external groove on lower cheek teeth, a continuous lingual cingulum on lower premolars, a tridactyl manus (vestigial metacarpal V), a prominent insertion of the m. extensor carpalis on metacarpals, a slender tuber calcanei, and a short insertion of the m. interossei on lateral metapodials.
Type
species:
Pleuroceros pleuroceros
(
Duvernoy, 1853
)