An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution

An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution

Deng et al. report a new species of giant rhino, Paraceratherium linxiaense, from specimens of the upper Oligocene Jiaozigou Formation in China with an age of 26.5 Ma. Morphological analysis of the completely preserved skull with articulated mandible and atlas reveals a high level of specialization...

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Main Authors: Tao Deng, Xiaokang Lu, Shiqi Wang, Lawrence J. Flynn, Danhui Sun, Wen He, Shanqin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02170-6
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spelling doaj-c4e8b406cc824e2da3e7bd32530d689e2021-06-20T11:28:01ZengNature Publishing GroupCommunications Biology2399-36422021-06-014111010.1038/s42003-021-02170-6An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolutionTao Deng0Xiaokang Lu1Shiqi Wang2Lawrence J. Flynn3Danhui Sun4Wen He5Shanqin Chen6Key Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of SciencesHenan University of Chinese MedicineKey Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of SciencesDepartment of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityKey Laboratory of Vertebrate Evolution and Human Origins, Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, Chinese Academy of SciencesHezheng Paleozoological MuseumHezheng Paleozoological MuseumDeng et al. report a new species of giant rhino, Paraceratherium linxiaense, from specimens of the upper Oligocene Jiaozigou Formation in China with an age of 26.5 Ma. Morphological analysis of the completely preserved skull with articulated mandible and atlas reveals a high level of specialization and the formation of a clade with P. lepidum with close ties to P. bugtiense.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02170-6
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author Tao Deng
Xiaokang Lu
Shiqi Wang
Lawrence J. Flynn
Danhui Sun
Wen He
Shanqin Chen
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Xiaokang Lu
Shiqi Wang
Lawrence J. Flynn
Danhui Sun
Wen He
Shanqin Chen
An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution
Communications Biology
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Xiaokang Lu
Shiqi Wang
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Danhui Sun
Wen He
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title An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution
title_short An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution
title_full An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution
title_fullStr An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution
title_full_unstemmed An Oligocene giant rhino provides insights into Paraceratherium evolution
title_sort oligocene giant rhino provides insights into paraceratherium evolution
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publishDate 2021-06-01
description Deng et al. report a new species of giant rhino, Paraceratherium linxiaense, from specimens of the upper Oligocene Jiaozigou Formation in China with an age of 26.5 Ma. Morphological analysis of the completely preserved skull with articulated mandible and atlas reveals a high level of specialization and the formation of a clade with P. lepidum with close ties to P. bugtiense.
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