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- Title
A new species of the rhinocerosAlicornopsfrom the Middle Miocene of the Linxia Basin, Gansu, China.
- Authors
Tao Deng
- Abstract
A new species of the genusAlicornops, A. laogouense, from Laogou in Hezheng County, Linxia Basin, Gansu, China, is described. It is mid-sized in the subfamily Aceratheriinae, but is the largest known species ofAlicornops. It represents the first discovery of the genus in Asia. The Middle Miocene fauna bearingA. laogouenseis contemporaneous with the Dingjiaergou fauna of Tongxin, Ningxia, China, and its age corresponds to MN 6 in Europe. The discovery ofA. laogouensein the Linxia Basin implies thatAlicornopsdispersed from Europe to Asia. During MN 6 times it was relatively widespread throughout Eurasia.Alicornops laogouenselived in open woodland rich in lakes and rivers.
- Subjects
GANSU Sheng (China); CHINA; RHINOCEROSES; MIOCENE paleoecology; GEOLOGICAL basins
- Publication
Palaeontology, 2004, Vol 47, Issue 6, p1427
- ISSN
0031-0239
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00420.x