Sinotherium
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 Sinotherium lagrelli
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Sinotherium ("Chinese Beast") was a genus of single-horned rhinoceri of the late Miocene and Pliocene. It was ancestral to Elasmotherium, and its fossils have been found in western China. A related genus is Iranotherium
Its synonym, "Paraelasmotherium," often refers to the Miocene specimens.
[edit] External Links
- "Elasmotherians- Evolution, Distribution, and Ecology" [1]
- Mikko's Phylogeny Archive, "Rhinocerotidae: †Elasmotheriinae: †Elasmotheriini: †Elasmotheriina" [2]
- "NEW REMAINS OF PARELASMOTHERIUM (PERISSODACTYLA. RHINOCEROTIDAE) FROM THE MIOCENE IN DONGXIANG STIDY. GANSU, CHINA" [3]
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