Sinotherium

Sy-noe-fee-ree-um.
By Benjamin Gutierrez
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Gutierrez, B. (2016, February 20). Sinotherium. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/sinotherium/

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Name

Sinotherium ‭(‬Chinese beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sy-noe-fee-ree-um.

Named By

Torsten Ringstr�m‭ ‬-‭ ‬1923.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Perissodactyla,‭ ‬Rhinocerotidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬lagrelii‭

Size

Rough about‭ ‬4.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

China,‭ ‬Kazakstan,‭ ‬Russia,‭ ‬Tajikistan.

Time Period

Late Pliocene.

Fossil representation

Fragmentary remains including a partial skull.

In Depth

       Sinotherium is a genus of extinct rhinoceros that seems to have been broadly spread across Eurasia between what is now Russia and‭ ‬northern China.‭ ‬The Sinotherium genus is has been believed to have evolved from the earlier Iranotherium.‭ ‬In turn Sinotherium is believed to have given rise to the much better known Elasmotherium.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Sinotherium lagrelii Ringstr�m.‭ ‬A new fossil Rhinocerotid from Shansi,‭ ‬China‭ ‬-‭ ‬Bulletin of the Geological Survey of China,‭ ‬n.‭ ‬5,‭ ‬p.‭ ‬91-93‭ ‬-‭ ‬Torsten Ringstr�m‭ ‬-‭ ‬1923. -‭ ‬A bizarre tandem-horned rhino elasmothere from the Late Miocene of northwestern China and origin of the true elasmothere‭ ‬-‭ ‬Chinese Science Bulletin,‭ ‬58‭ (‬15‭)‬:‭ ‬1811-1817‭ ‬-‭ ‬T.‭ ‬Deng,‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Q.‭ ‬Wang‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬K.‭ ‬Hou‭ ‬-‭ ‬2013.

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