Bugtirhinus
Extinct genus of mammal
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Bugtirhinus is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid of the subfamily Elasmotheriinae that lived during the Early Mocene in the Bugti Hills of what is now Pakistan.[1] It is the earliest known member of Elasmotheriina.[2]
| Bugtirhinus Temporal range: Early Miocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Subfamily: | †Elasmotheriinae |
| Genus: | †Bugtirhinus Antoine and Welcomme, 2000 |
| Species: | †B. praecursor |
| Binomial name | |
| †Bugtirhinus praecursor Antoine and Welcomme, 2000 | |
Taxonomy
Bugtirhinus was named by Antoine and Welcomme (2000). Its type is Bugtirhinus praecursor. It was assigned to Elasmotheriini by Antoine and Welcomme (2000); and to Iranotheriinae by Guérin and Pickford (2003),[3][4] and to Elasmotheriinae by later publications.[2]
Description
Bugtirhinus was relatively small, around the size of the living Malayan tapir.[2]