Hispanotherium

Extinct genus of mammal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hispanotherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid of the tribe Elasmotheriini endemic to Europe and Asia during the Miocene living from 16 to 7.25 mya existing for approximately 8.75 million years.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Infraclass:Placentalia
Order:Perissodactyla
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Hispanotherium
Temporal range: Middle Miocene–Late Miocene
Skull of Hispanotherium in side-on view
Hispanotherium matritense teeth and mandible
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Placentalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: Rhinocerotidae
Subfamily: †Elasmotheriinae
Genus: †Hispanotherium
Crusafont and Villalte, 1947
Species
  • H. beonense (Antoine, 1997)
  • H. corcolense Antoine, Iñigo & Alférez, 2002
  • H. matritense (Prado, 1864) (type)
  • H. wushanense Sun et al., 2018
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Taxonomy

Hispanotherium was erected by Crusafont and Villalta (1947) for the nominal species "Rhinoceros" matritense.[2][3] The Asian form Huaqingtherium was once assigned to Hispanotherium, but was eventually recognized as distinct. [4][5][6]

Palaeobiology

Palaeoecology

H. beonense is suggested to have been a mixed feeder as evidenced by its dental microwear and mesowear.[7] Stable isotope analysis of Hispanotherium from the Linxia Basin of Gansu, China indicates that it foraged predominantly in open environments.[8]

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