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Rhinocerotoidea

Mammalia - Perissodactyla

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Rhinocerotoidea Gray
1902Rhinocerotoidea Hay p. 638
1955Rhinocerotoidea Hough p. 32
1969Rhinocerotoidea Ferrusquia-Villafranca
1977Huananodon You
1988Huananodon Carroll
1988Rhinocerotoidea Carroll
1989Huananodon Prothero and Schoch p. 534
1996Rhinocerotoidea Dashzeveg p. 3
1999Rhinocerotoidea Holbrook p. 346
2004Rhinocerotoidea Holbrook et al. p. 955
2004Rhinocerotoidea Hooker and Dashzeveg p. 1379
2005Rhinocerotoidea Colbert p. 12
2005Rhinocerotoidea Prothero
2006Rhinocerotoidea Ducrocq et al. p. 1024
2010Rhinocerotoidea Antoine et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Panperissodactyla
superorderPerissodactylamorpha
orderPerissodactyla()
—Tapiromorpha(Haeckel 1873)
—Ceratomorpha(Wood 1937)
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea
superfamilyRhinocerotoidea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Rhinocerotoidea Gray 1821
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Fm. †Amynodontidae Scott and Osborn 1883
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G. †Amynodon Marsh 1877
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†Amynodon advenus Marsh 1875
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Invalid names: Amynodon erectus Troxell 1921 [synonym], Amynodon intermedius Osborn 1890 [synonym], Orthocynodon antiquus Scott and Osborn 1882 [synonym]
†Amynodon altidens Xu and Chiu 1962
†Amynodon alxaensis Qi 1975
†Amynodon lunanensis Chow 1964
†Amynodon reedi Stock 1939
†Amynodon watanabei Tokunaga 1926
G. †Amynodontopsis Stock 1933
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†Amynodontopsis bodei Stock 1933
†Amynodontopsis jiyuanensis Wang et al. 2020
G. †Andarakodon Averianov and Potapova 1996
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†Andarakodon kirghisiensis Belyaeva 1971
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G. †Cadurcodon Kretzoi 1942
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†Cadurcodon ardynense Osborn 1924
†Cadurcodon ardynensis Osborn 1924
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Invalid names: Cadurcodon zaisanensis Belyaeva 1962 [synonym], Hypsamynodon tuskabakensis Biryukov 1963 [synonym]
†Cadurcodon houldjinensis Wang et al. 2009
†Cadurcodon kazakademius Biryukov 1961
†Cadurcodon maomingensis Averianov et al. 2017
Invalid names: Paracadurcodon Xu 1966 [synonym], Sianodon Xu 1965 [synonym]
G. †Cadurcotherium Gervais 1873
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†Cadurcotherium cayluxi Gervais 1873
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Invalid names: Cadurcotherium nouleti Roman and Joleaud 1909 [synonym]
†Cadurcotherium minus Filhol 1880
†Cadurcotherium rakoveci Malez and Thenius 1985
Invalid names: Cadurcamynodon Kretzoi 1942 [synonym], Hypsamynodon Gromova 1954 [synonym]
G. †Procadurcodon Gromova 1960
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†Procadurcodon orientalis Gromov 1960
G. †Zaisanamynodon Belyaeva 1971
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†Zaisanamynodon borisovi Belyaeva 1971
Tr. †Metamynodontini Kretzoi 1942
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G. †Megalamynodon Wood 1945
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†Megalamynodon regalis Wood 1945
G. †Metamynodon Scott and Osborn 1887
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†Metamynodon mckinneyi Wilson and Schiebout 1981
†Metamynodon planifrons Scott and Osborn 1887
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Invalid names: Metamynodon rex Troxell 1921 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cadurcopsis Kretzoi 1942 [synonym]
G. †Paramynodon Matthew 1829
G. †Sellamynodon Tissier et al. 2018
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†Sellamynodon zimborensis Tissier et al. 2018
G. †Orthocynodon Scott and Osborn 1882
G. †Rostriamynodon Wall and Manning 1986
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†Rostriamynodon grangeri Wall and Manning 1986
G. †Sharamynodon Kretozi 1942
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†Sharamynodon kirghisensis Belyaeva 1971
Invalid names: Lushiamynodon Chow and Xu 1965 [synonym]
Invalid names: Amynodontinae Scott and Osborn 1883 [empty], Cadurcotheriinae Kretzoi 1942 [invalid subgroup], Gigantamynodon Gromova 1954 [nomen dubium], Gigantamynodon cessator Gromova 1954 [nomen dubium], Gigantamynodon giganteus Xu 1961 [nomen dubium], Gigantamynodon maguanensis Qi 1992 [nomen dubium], Paramynodontinae Kretzoi 1942 [invalid subgroup], Rostriamynodontinae Wall and Manning 1986 [empty]
G. †Caenolophus Matthew and Granger 1925
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†Caenolophus magnus Shi 1989
†Caenolophus obliquus Matthew and Granger 1925
†Caenolophus progressus Matthew and Granger 1925
†Caenolophus promissus Matthew and Granger 1925
Invalid names: Euryodon Xu et al. 1979 [synonym], Teilhardia Prothero and Schoch 1989 [synonym], Teilhardina Prothero and Schoch 1989 [synonym]
Fm. †Eggysodontidae Breuning 1923
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G. †Allacerops Wood 1932
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†Allacerops gaudryi Rames 1886
†Allacerops minor Belayeva 1954
†Allacerops osborniana Schlosser 1902
†Allacerops pomeli Roman 1910
†Allacerops turgaica Borissiak 1915
G. †Eggysodon Roman 1910
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†Eggysodon cadibonense Roger 1898
†Eggysodon gaudryi Rames 1886
†Eggysodon osborni Schlosser 1902
†Eggysodon turgaicum Borissiak 1915
Invalid names: Engyodon Stehlin 1930 [synonym]
G. †Proeggysodon Bai and Wang 2012
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†Proeggysodon qiui Bai and Wang 2012
Invalid names: Eggysodontinae Breuning 1923 [empty]
G. †Ergilia Gromova 1952
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†Ergilia kazachstanica Gromov 1960
Fm. †Hyrachyidae Osborn 1892
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G. †Hyrachyus Leidy 1871
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†Hyrachyus crista Qi 1987
†Hyrachyus eximius Leidy 1871
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Invalid names: Hyrachyus hypostylus Wood 1934 [synonym], Hyrachyus imperialis Osborn et al. 1878 [synonym], Hyrachyus princeps Marsh 1872 [synonym], Metahyrachyus troxelli Wood 1934 [synonym]
†Hyrachyus lunanensis Huang and Qi 1982
†Hyrachyus metalophus Chow and Qi 1982
†Hyrachyus minor Huang and Qi 1982
†Hyrachyus modestus Leidy 1870
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Invalid names: Colonoceras agrestis Marsh 1873 [synonym], Ephyrachyus cristalophus Wood 1934 [synonym], Hyrachyus agrarius Leidy 1871 [synonym], Hyrachyus agrestis Leidy 1871 [synonym], Hyrachyus crassidens Osborn et al. 1878 [synonym], Lophiodon affinis Marsh 1871 [synonym], Lophiodon bairdianus Marsh 1871 [synonym], Metahyrachyus bicornutus Troxell 1922 [synonym]
†Hyrachyus nanus Marsh 1871
†Hyrachyus paradoxus Osborn 1878
†Hyrachyus tongi Huang and Wang 2002
Invalid names: Chasmotherium Rutimeyer [synonym], Colonoceras Marsh 1873 [synonym], Ephyrachyus Wood 1934 [synonym], Metahyrachyus Troxell 1922 [synonym]
G. †Subhyrachyus Gabunia 1999
Invalid names: Hyrachyus douglassi Wood 1934 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Hyracodontidae Cope 1879
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Subfm. †Alloceropinae Wood 1932
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G. †Armania Gabunia and Dashzeveg 1988
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†Armania asiana Gabunia and Dashzeveg 1988
G. †Tenisia Reshetov et al. 1993
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†Tenisia turgaica Borissiak 1915
G. †Ardynia Matthew and Granger 1923
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†Ardynia altidentata Qiu et al. 2004
†Ardynia kazachstanensis Beliajeva 1952
†Ardynia mongoliensis Belyaeva 1952
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Invalid names: Parahyracodon kazachstanensis Belyaeva 1952 [synonym]
†Ardynia ordosensis Bai et al. 2018
†Ardynia praecox Matthew and Granger 1923
Invalid names: Ardynia plicidentata Gabunia 1964 [nomen dubium]
G. †Epitriplopus Wood 1927
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†Epitriplopus uintensis Peterson 1919
G. †Hyracodon Leidy 1856
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†Hyracodon browni Russell 1934
†Hyracodon leidyanus Troxell 1921
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Invalid names: Hyracodon apertus Sinclair 1922 [synonym]
†Hyracodon major Scott and Osborn 1887
†Hyracodon medius Peterson 1934
†Hyracodon nebraskensis Leidy 1850
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Invalid names: Hyracodon arcidens Cope 1873 [synonym], Hyracodon arcidens mimus Troxell 1921 [synonym], Hyracodon doddi Tanner and Martin 1976 [synonym]
†Hyracodon petersoni Wood 1926
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Invalid names: Hyracodon ischyrolophus Schlaikjer 1935 [synonym], Hyracodon selenidens Troxell 1921 [synonym]
†Hyracodon primus Peterson 1934
†Hyracodon priscidens Lambe 1905
Invalid names: Mesamynodon Peterson 1931 [synonym]
G. †Ilianodon Chow 1961
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†Ilianodon lunanensis Chow 1961
G. †Pataecops Radinsky 1966
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†Pataecops minutissimus Reshetov 1979
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Invalid names: Pataecops microdon Reshetov 1979 [synonym]
†Pataecops parvus Radinsky 1965
G. †Praeaceratherium Abel 1910
G. †Prohyracodon Koch 1897
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Invalid names: Prohyracodon progressa Chow 1961 [synonym]
†Prohyracodon obrutschewi Dashzeveg 1996
†Prohyracodon parvum Dashzeveg 1991
Invalid names: Meninatherium Abel 1910 [synonym], Prothyracodon Scott and Osborn 1887 [synonym]
G. †Rhodopagus Radinsky 1965
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†Rhodopagus guoi Paepen et al. 2021
†Rhodopagus minimus Matthew and Granger 1925
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Invalid names: Rhodopagus pygmaeus Radinsky 1965 [synonym]
G. †Triplopides Radinsky 1967
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†Triplopides rieli Radinsky 1967
G. †Triplopus Cope 1880
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†Triplopus cubitalis Cope 1880
†Triplopus implicatus Cope 1873
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Invalid names: Eotrigonias petersoni Wood 1927 [synonym]
†Triplopus mergenensis Dashzeveg 1991
†Triplopus obliquidens Scott and Osborn 1887
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Invalid names: Prothyracodon intermedium Scott and Osborn 1887 [synonym], Triplopus grangeri Wood 1927 [synonym]
†Triplopus woodi Stock 1936
Invalid names: Eotrigonias Wood 1927 [synonym]
G. †Ulania Qi 1990
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†Ulania wilsoni Qi 1990
G. †Yimengia Wang 1988
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†Yimengia laiwuensis Qi and Meng 1983
†Yimengia yani Wang 1988
†Yimengia zdanskyi Lucas and Schoch 1981
Invalid names: Allaceropinae Wood 1932 [empty], Hyracodontinae Steinmann and Doderlein 1890 [empty], Triplopodinae Cope 1881 [empty]
G. †Meschotherium Gabunia 1964
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G. †Pakitherium Malkani et al. 2013
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†Pakitherium shagalai Malkani et al. 2013
Fm. †Paraceratheriidae Osborn 1923
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Subfm. †Forstercooperiinae Wood 1963
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G. †Forstercooperia Wood 1939
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Invalid names: Forstercooperia shiwopuensis Chow et al. 1974 [synonym]
†Forstercooperia ulanshirehensis Wang et al. 2018
Invalid names: Cooperia Wood 1938 [replaced]
G. †Pappaceras Wood 1963
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†Pappaceras confluens Wood 1963
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Invalid names: Forstercooperia huhebulakensis Qi 1987 [synonym]
†Pappaceras meiomenus Wang et al. 2016
†Pappaceras minuta Lucas et al. 1981
Invalid names: Hyrachyus grandis Peterson 1919 [nomen dubium]
Subfm. †Paraceratheriinae Osborn 1923
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G. †Aralotherium Borissiak 1939
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†Aralotherium prohorovi Borissiak 1939
†Aralotherium sui Ye et al. 2003
G. †Dzungariotherium Chiu 1973
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†Dzungariotherium turfanensis Xu and Wang 1978
G. †Juxia Chow and Chiu 1964
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†Juxia micracis Wang 1976
†Juxia sharamurenensis Chow and Chiu 1964
†Juxia shoui Qi and Zhou 1989
Invalid names: Imequincisoria Wang 1976 [synonym]
G. †Paraceratherium Forster Cooper 1911
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†Paraceratherium asiaticum Borissiak 1923
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Invalid names: Indricotherium transouralicum Pavlova 1922 [synonym]
†Paraceratherium bugtiense Forster Cooper 1911
†Paraceratherium grangeri Osborn 1923
†Paraceratherium huangheense Li et al. 2017
†Paraceratherium lepidum Xu and Wang 1978
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Invalid names: Paraceratherium zhajremensis Bayshashov 1988 [synonym]
†Paraceratherium linxiaense Deng et al. 2021
Invalid names: Baluchitherium Forster Cooper 1913 [synonym], Indricotherium Borissiak 1916 [synonym]
G. †Pristinotherium Biriukov 1953
G. †Turpanotherium Qiu and Wang 2007
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†Turpanotherium elegans Qiu and Wang 2007
†Turpanotherium yagouense Qiu et al. 2004
G. †Urtinotherium Chow and Chiu 1963
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Invalid names: Dzungariotherium erdenensis Qi 1989 [synonym], Urtinotherium incisivum Chow and Chiu 1963 [synonym]
†Urtinotherium parvum Chow 1958
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Invalid names: Indricotherium qujingensis Tang 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Indricotheriinae Borissiak 1923 [synonym]
Invalid names: Forstercooperia ergiliinensis Gabunia and Dashzeveg 1974 [nomen dubium], Forstercooperia jigniensis Sahni and Khare 1973 [nomen dubium]
G. †Punjabitherium Khan 1971
Fm. Rhinocerotidae Gray 1821 [rhinoceros]
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Subfm. †Aceratheriinae Dollo 1885
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G. †Acerorhinus Kretzoi 1942
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†Acerorhinus fuguensis Deng 2000
†Acerorhinus lufengensis Deng and Qi 2009
†Acerorhinus neleus Athanassiou et al. 2014
†Acerorhinus palaeosinensis Ringström 1924
†Acerorhinus tsaidamensis Bohlin 1937
†Acerorhinus zernowi Borissiak 1914
G. †Aphelops Owen 1845
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†Aphelops cristalatus Henshaw 1942
†Aphelops longipes Leidy 1890
†Aphelops malacorhinus Cope 1878
†Aphelops megalodus Cope 1873
†Aphelops mutilus Matthew 1924
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Invalid names: Aphelops kimballensis Tanner 1967 [synonym], Aphelops longinaris Frye et al. 1956 [synonym]
Invalid names: Aphelops jemezanus Cope 1875 [nomen dubium]
G. †Chilotheridium Hooijer 1971
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†Chilotheridium pattersoni Hooijer 1971
Tr. †Chilotheriini Qiu et al. 1987
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G. †Shansirhinus Kretzoi 1942
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†Shansirhinus brancoi Schlosser 1903
†Shansirhinus ringstromi Kretzoi 1942
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Invalid names: Acerorhinus cornutus Qiu and Yan 1982 [synonym], Chilotherium tianzhuensis Zheng 1982 [synonym], Chilotherium yunnanensis Tang et al. 1974 [synonym]
G. †Floridaceras Wood 1964
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†Floridaceras whitei Wood 1964
G. †Galushaceras Prothero 2005
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†Galushaceras levellorum Prothero 2005
G. †Hoploaceratherium Ginsburg and Heissig 1989
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G. †Peraceras Cope 1880
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†Peraceras hessei Prothero and Manning 1987
†Peraceras profectum Matthew 1899
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Invalid names: Aphelops brachyodus Osborn 1904 [synonym], Aphelops ceratorhinus Douglass 1903 [synonym], Aphelops montanus Douglass 1908 [synonym], Diceratherium jamberi Tanner 1977 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Peraceras troxelli Matthew 1918 [synonym]
G. †Plesiaceratherium Young 1937
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†Plesiaceratherium lumiarense Antunes and Ginsburg 1983
G. †Proaceratherium Ginsburg and Hugueney 1980
G. †Subchilotherium Heissig 1972
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†Subchilotherium intermedium Lydekker 1884
Tr. †Aceratheriini Dollo 1885
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G. †Aceratherium Kaup 1834
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†Aceratherium incisivum Cuvier 1824
†Aceratherium perimense Falconer and Cautley 1847
Invalid names: Aceratherium persistens Osborn 1904 [nomen dubium]
G. †Alicornops Ginsburg and Guerin 1979
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†Alicornops alfambrense Cerdeño and Alcalá 1989
†Alicornops complanatum Heissig 1972
†Alicornops simmorense Lartet 1851
G. †Chilotherium Ringström 1924
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†Chilotherium anderssoni Ringström 1924
†Chilotherium haberi Ringström 1924
†Chilotherium intermedium Heissig 1972
†Chilotherium kiliasi Geraads and Koufos 1990
†Chilotherium wimani Ringström 1924
G. †Persiatherium Pandolfi 2015
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†Persiatherium rodleri Pandolfi 2015
G. †Amphicaenopus Wood 1927
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†Amphicaenopus platycephalus Osborn and Wortman 1894
G. †Atelodus Pomel 1853
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†Atelodus antiquitatis Blumenbach 1872
Subfm. †Diceratheriinae Dollo 1885
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G. †Skinneroceras Prothero 2005
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†Skinneroceras manningi Prothero 2005
Subtr. †Elasmotheriina Bonaparte 1850
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G. †Bugtirhinus Antoine and Welcomme 2000
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†Bugtirhinus praecursor Antoine and Welcomme 2000
G. †Caementodon Heissig 1972
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Subg. †Caementodon (Caementodon) Heissig 1972
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G. †Diceratherium Marsh 1875
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Invalid names: Diceratherium cuspidatum Troxell 1921 [synonym], Diceratherium nanum Marsh 1875 [synonym]
†Diceratherium armatum Marsh 1875
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Invalid names: Aceratherium truquianum Cope 1879 [synonym], Diceratherium gregorii Peterson 1920 [synonym], Diceratherium lobatum Troxell 1921 [synonym]
†Diceratherium minus Ringström 1924
†Diceratherium niobrarense Peterson 1906
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Invalid names: Aceratherium egregius Cook 1908 [synonym], Diceratherium petersoni Loomis 1908 [synonym], Epiaphelops virgasectus Cook 1912 [synonym]
†Diceratherium niobrarensis Peterson 1906
†Diceratherium persistens Osborn 1904
†Diceratherium radtkei Prothero and Rasmussen 2008
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†Caenopus tridactylus avus Troxell 1921
Invalid names: Diceratherium avum Wood 1927 [synonym], Diceratherium proavitum Hatcher 1894 [synonym]
Invalid names: Epiaphelops Cook 1912 [synonym], Metacaenopus Cook 1908 [synonym]
Tr. †Elasmotheriini Dollo 1885
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G. †Aegyrcitherium Antoine 1997
G. †Elasmotherium Fischer 1808
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†Elasmotherium caucasicum Borissiak 1914
†Elasmotherium sibiricum Fischer 1809
G. †Gobitherium Kretzoi 1943
Subtr. †Menoceratina Prothero et al. 1986
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G. †Menoceras Troxell 1921
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Invalid names: Moschoedestes Stevens et al. 1969 [synonym]
G. †Parelasmotherium Killgus 1923
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G. †Hispanotherium Crusafont and Villalta 1947
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Subg. †Hispanotherium (Hispanotherium) Crusafont and Villalta 1947
†Hispanotherium beonense Antoine 1997
†Hispanotherium corcolense Antoine et al. 2002
†Hispanotherium matritense de Prado 1864
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Invalid names: Begertherium borissiaki Beliajeva 1971 [synonym], Caementodon tongxinensis Guan 1988 [synonym], Chilotherium quintanelensis Zbyszewsky 1952 [synonym], Hispanotherium alpani Sarac 1978 [synonym], Hispanotherium grimmi Heissig 1974 [synonym], Huaqingtherium qiui Guan 1993 [synonym]
†Hispanotherium tungurense Cerdeño 1996
Invalid names: Begertherium [synonym], Tesselodon Yan 1979 [synonym]
G. †Huaqingtherium Huang and Yan 1983
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G. †Iranotherium Ringström 1924
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†Iranotherium morgani Mecquenem 1908
G. †Kenyatherium Aguirre and Guerin 1974
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†Kenyatherium bishopi Aguirre and Guérin 1974
G. †Procoelodonta Matthew 1931
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Subg. †Procoelodonta (Procoelodonta) Matthew 1931
G. †Sinotherium Ringstrom 1924
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†Sinotherium lagrelii Ringström 1923
G. †Gulfoceras Albright 1999
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†Gulfoceras westfalli Albright 1999
Subfm. †Iranotheriinae Kretzoi 1942
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G. †Ninxiatherium Chen 1977
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G. †Ougandatherium Guérin and Pickford 2003
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†Ougandatherium napakense Guérin and Pickford 2003
G. †Penetrigonias Tanner and Martin 1976
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†Penetrigonias dakotensis Peterson 1920
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Invalid names: Penetrigonias hudsoni Tanner and Martin 1976 [synonym]
†Penetrigonias sagittatus Russell 1982
Subfm. Rhinocerotinae Gray 1821
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G. †Dromoceratherium Crusafont et al. 1955
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†Dromoceratherium mirallesi Crusafont et al. 1955
G. †Epiaceratherium Borissiak 1915
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†Epiaceratherium magnum Uhlig 1999
†Epiaceratherium naduongense Böhme et al. 2013
G. †Guixia You 1977
G. †Mesaceratherium Keissig 1969
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†Mesaceratherium welcommi Antoine et al. 2010
G. †Molassitherium Becker et al. 2013
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Invalid names: Diceratherium kuntneri Spillmann 1969 [synonym]
†Molassitherium delemontense Becker et al. 2013
G. †Pleuroceros Roger 1898
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†Pleuroceros asphaltense Depéret and Douxami 1902
†Pleuroceros blanfordi Lydekker 1884
†Pleuroceros pleuroceros Duvernoy 1853
G. †Protaceratherium Abel 1910
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†Protaceratherium minutum Osborn 1900
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G. Ceratotherium Gray 1868 [white rhino]
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Ceratotherium cottoni Lydekker 1908 [northern white rhinoceros]
†Ceratotherium neumayri Osborn 1900
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Invalid names: Diceros pachygnathus Guéran 1980 [synonym]
Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1821 [white rhinoceros]
G. †Coelodonta Bronn 1831 [wooly rhino]
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†Coelodonta antiquitatis Blumenbach 1799
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Invalid names: Coelodonta boiei Bronn 1831 [synonym], Rhinoceros tichorhinus Cuvier 1822 [synonym]
†Coelodonta thibetana Deng et al. 2011
†Coelodonta tologoijensis Beliajeva 1966
Invalid names: Tichorhinus Brandt 1849 [synonym]
G. Dicerorhinus Gloger 1841
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†Dicerorhinus cixianensis Chen and Wu 1976
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Fischer 1814 [Sumatran rhino]
Invalid names: Didermocerus Brookes 1828 [synonym]
G. Diceros Gray 1821 [black rhino]
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Diceros bicornis Linnaeus 1758 [black rhinoceros]
Subtr. †Dicerotina
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G. †Paradiceros Hooijer 1968
G. †Dihoplus Brandt 1878
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†Dihoplus kirchbergensis Jäger 1839
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Invalid names: Rhinoceros mercki Kaup 1841 [synonym], Rhinoceros merckii Kaup 1841 [synonym]
†Dihoplus megarhinus de Christol 1835
†Dihoplus pikermiensis Toula 1906
†Dihoplus ringstroemi Arambourg 1959
G. †Lartetotherium Ginsburg 1974
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G. Rhinoceros Linnaeus 1758 [one-horned rhinoceros]
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†Rhinoceros deccanensis Foote 1874
†Rhinoceros goldfussii Kaup 1834
†Rhinoceros habereri Schlosser 1903
†Rhinoceros iravadicus Lydekker 1876
†Rhinoceros leptodon Kaup 1834
†Rhinoceros leptorhinus Cuvier 1822
†Rhinoceros minutus Cuvier 1830
†Rhinoceros namadicus Falconer and Cautley 1847
†Rhinoceros palaeindicus Falconer and Cautley 1847
†Rhinoceros philippinensis von Koenigswald 1956
†Rhinoceros planidens Lydekker 1876
†Rhinoceros platyrhinus Falconer and Cautley 1847
†Rhinoceros plicidens Koken 1885
†Rhinoceros sinensis Owen 1870
†Rhinoceros sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1847
Rhinoceros sondaicus Desmarest 1822 [Javan rhinoceros]
Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus 1758 [Indian rhinoceros]
Invalid names: Rhinoceros elatus Croizet and Jobert 1828 [nomen oblitum]
Subtr. †Rhinocerotina Gray 1825
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G. †Gaindatherium Colbert 1934
G. †Ronzotherium Aymard 1854
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†Ronzotherium filholi Osborn 1900
†Ronzotherium orientale Dashzeveg 1991
†Ronzotherium velaunum Aymard 1853
G. †Shennongtherium Huang and Yan 1983
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†Shennongtherium hypsodontus Huang and Yan 1983
G. †Stephanorhinus Kretzoi 1942
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†Stephanorhinus etruscus Falconer 1868
†Stephanorhinus hemitoechus Falconer 1868
†Stephanorhinus jeanvireti Guérin 1972
†Stephanorhinus miguelcrusafonti Guerin and Santafe 1978
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Invalid names: Rhinoceros schleiermacheri orientalis Schlosser 1921 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhinoceros schleiermacheri samius Toula 1906 [synonym]
Subtr. †Teleoceratina Hay 1902
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G. †Aprotodon Forster-Cooper 1915
G. †Brachydiceratherium Lavocat 1952
G. †Brachypodella Heissig 1973
G. †Brachypotherium Roger 1904
G. †Diaceratherium Dietrich 1931
G. †Prosantorhinus Heissig 1973
G. †Teleoceras Hatcher 1894
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Invalid names: Eusyodon Leidy 1886 [synonym], Paraphelops Lane 1927 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dicerorhinini [empty]
G. †Subhyracodon Wood 1927
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†Subhyracodon kewi Stock 1933
†Subhyracodon mitis Cope 1875
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Invalid names: Aceratherium copei Osborn 1898 [synonym], Aceratherium pumilum Cope 1885 [synonym], Caenopus pumilus Cope 1886 [synonym]
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†Caenopus trigonodus allus Troxell 1921
Invalid names: Aceratherium exiguum Lambe 1908 [synonym], Aceratherium trigonodum Osborn and Wortman 1894 [synonym], Hyracodon quadriplicatus Cope 1873 [synonym], Subhyracodon gidleyi Wood 1927 [synonym], Subhyracodon hesperius Leidy 1865 [synonym], Subhyracodon metalophum Wood 1927 [synonym]
†Subhyracodon woodi Schlaikjer 1935
Invalid names: Anchisodon Cope 1879 [synonym], Caenopus Cope 1880 [synonym], Hyracodon planiceps Scott and Osborn 1887 [nomen dubium], Leptaceratherium Osborn 1898 [synonym]
G. †Teletaceras Hanson 1989
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†Teletaceras borissiaki Beliaeva 1959
†Teletaceras radinskyi Hanson 1989
G. †Trigonias Lucas 1900
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†Trigonias osborni Lucas 1900
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Invalid names: Caenopus premitis Gregory and Cook 1928 [synonym], Trigonias cooki Wood 1931 [synonym], Trigonias hypostylus Gregory and Cook 1928 [synonym], Trigonias paucidens Wood 1927 [synonym], Trigonias precopei Gregory and Cook 1928 [synonym], Trigonias preoccidentalis Gregory and Cook 1928 [synonym], Trigonias taylori Gregory and Cook 1928 [synonym], Trigonias tetradactylum Osborn 1923 [synonym]
†Trigonias wellsi Wood 1927
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Invalid names: Trigonias gregoryi Wood 1927 [synonym]
Invalid names: Procaenopus Figgins 1934 [synonym]
G. †Uintaceras Holbrook and Lucas 1997
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†Uintaceras radinskyi Holbrook and Lucas 1997
G. †Woodoceras Prothero 2005
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†Woodoceras brachyops Prothero 2005
G. †Zalabis
Invalid names: Anchisodon tubifer Cope 1879 [nomen dubium], Dicerorhininae Simpson 1945 [empty], Forstercooperia crudus Gabounia 1977 [nomen dubium], Gigantamynodon akespensis Bayshashov 1993 [nomen dubium], Rhinoceros crassus Leidy 1858 [nomen dubium], Rhinoceros oregonensis Marsh 1873 [nomen dubium], Rhinoceros pacificus Leidy 1872 [nomen dubium], Teleoceratinae [empty]
G. †Siamolophus Ducrocq et al. 2006
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†Siamolophus krabiense Ducrocq et al. 2006
G. †Symphysorrhachis Belyaeva 1954
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G. †Toxotherium Wood 1961
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†Toxotherium hunteri Wood 1961
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Invalid names: Schizotheriodes jackwilsoni Schiebout 1977 [synonym], Toxotherium woodi Skinner and Gooris 1966 [synonym]
G. †Veragromovia Gabunia 1961
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Invalid names: Huananodon You 1977 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingsubo
Diet: browsersubo
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 15:03:12
Modified: 2005-08-31 17:03:12
Source: subo = suborder, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Ji et al. 2002, Colbert and Schoch 1998

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Wasatchian to the top of the Holocene or 55.80000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 50.3 Ma

Collections (2462 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Pataecops microdon, Rhodopagus minutissimus, Lushiamynodon kirghisensis (28490)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3Hungary Amynodontidae indet. (52670)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Occitanie) Hyrachyus stehlini (195457)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.3France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Chasmotherium sp. (31717)
Arshantan56.0 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Urtinotherium intermedium, Pappaceras confluens (72184)
Arshantan56.0 - 37.71Kazakhstan Triplopus sp., Rhodopagus minutissimus (31009)
Irdinmanhan56.0 - 37.71Kazakhstan Forstercooperia minuta (53657)
Irdinmanhan56.0 - 37.71China (Nei Mongol) Urtinotherium intermedium (72183)
Irdinmanhan56.0 - 37.71Mongolia Rhodopagus sp. (182485)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Henan) Amynodon sinensis, Cadurcotherium ardynense, Amynodon mongoliensis (41120) Amynodontopsis jiyuanensis (208038) Caenolophus promissus (42162) Lushiamynodon obesus, Sianodon sinensis, Sianodon chiyuanensis (42563) Prohyracodon meridionalis (42163)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71Russian Federation Eotrigonias borissiaki, Zaisanamynodon protheroi, Procadurcodon orientalis (192038)
Sharamurunian56.0 - 37.71China (Shanxi) Amynodon sinensis (41117) Cadurcotherium ardynense, Amynodon mongoliensis, Cadurcodon ardynensis (42198) Cadurcotherium ardynense, Cadurcodon ardynensis (42194) Caenolophus proficiens, Amynodon sinensis, Amynodon mongoliensis, Caenolophus promissus (42197) Sianodon sinensis (41116)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Pakistan (Balochistan) Pakitherium shagalai (206559)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.03China (Shandong) Rhodopagus zdanskyi (41124)
Eocene - Oligocene56.0 - 23.03China (Henan) Hyrachyus sp. (42565)
Wasatchian55.8 - 50.3USA (Wyoming) Hyrachyus modestus (15710 15839) Hyrachyus sp. (16057 16059)
Bumbanian55.8 - 48.6China (Nei Mongol) Pataecops parvus (72202)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hubei) Forstercooperia sp., Yimengia sp. (175808)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Nei Mongol) Hyrachyus crista (175354) Hyrachyus crista, Rhodopagus guoi (226243) Hyrachyus neimongoliensis, Forstercooperia huhebulakensis (174920) Pappaceras meiomenus (176542) Pataecops parvus (176327)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Chasmotherium minimum (45749)