Revision of the Late Miocene hornless rhinocerotids from Samos Island (Greece) with the designation of neotypes and implications for the European chilotheresCitation for this article: Kampouridis, P., Svorligkou, G., Kargopoulos, N., Spassov, N., & Böhme, M. (2023) Revision of the Late Miocene hornless rhinocerotids from Samos Island (Greece) with the designation of neotypes and implications for the European chilotheres.
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
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Panagiotis Kampouridis,
Georgia Svorligkou,
Nikolaos Kargopoulos
et al.
Abstract:Extant rhinoceroses are represented only by five species and are characterized by the presence of a nasal horn. In the past, they were much more diverse, with one of the best-known groups being the aceratheriines, i.e., hornless rhinoceroses. Chilotheres are a group of hornless rhinos that inhabited Eurasia during the Late Miocene. Their westernmost geographic range reached Eastern Europe, where overall eight species have been erected. Four of these were described based on material from the Upper Miocene of Sa… Show more
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