Dihoplus

Dihoplus; Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Dihoplus megarhinus skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Rhinocerotidae
Tribe:	Dicerorhinini
Genus:	†Dihoplus; Brandt, 1878
Type species
	†Dihoplus schleiermacheri; Kaup, 1834
Species
	D. bethlehemsis; D. kirchbergensis?; D. megarhinus; D. pikermiensis; D. ringstoemi; D. schleiermacheri;

Dihoplus is an extinct genus of rhinoceros that lived in Eurasia from the Late Miocene^[2] to Early Pleistocene.

They were moderately large rhinoceros, with two horns and large, thick nasal bones.^[3] Members of Dihoplus were long placed in Dicerorhinus (which contains the living Sumatran rhinoceros). Sometimes these species are placed in the related Stephanorhinus. The genus is now generally considered distinct,^[4] though there is still debate as to which species should be included; for example, Deng (2011) listed Merck's rhinoceros (Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis) under Dihoplus.^[5]

References[]

^ Pandolfi, Luca; Rivals, Florent; Rabinovich, Rivka (2020). "A new species of rhinoceros from the site of Bethlehem: 'Dihoplus' bethlehemsis sp. nov. (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae)". Quaternary International. 537: 48–60. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.01.011.
^ Pandolfi, Luca; Gasparik, Mihály; Piras, Paolo (2015). "Earliest occurrence of "Dihoplus" megarhinus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) in Europe (Late Miocene, Pannonian Basin, Hungary): Palaeobiogeographical and biochronological implications". Annales de Paléontologie. 101 (4): 325–339. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2015.09.001.
^ Pandolfi, Luca (2013). "New and revised occurrences of Dihoplus megarhinus (Mammalia Rhinocerotidae) in the Pliocene of Italy". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 132 (2): 239–255. doi:10.1007/s13358-013-0056-0.
^ Tong, Hao-wen (2012). "Evolution of the non-Coelodonta dicerorhine lineage in China". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 11 (8): 555–562. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2012.06.002.
^ Deng, T. (September 2, 2011). "Out of Tibet: Pliocene Woolly Rhino Suggests High-Plateau Origin of Ice Age Megaherbivores". Science.

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[1] Pandolfi, Luca; Rivals, Florent; Rabinovich, Rivka (2020). "A new species of rhinoceros from the site of Bethlehem: 'Dihoplus' bethlehemsis sp. nov. (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae)". Quaternary International. 537: 48–60. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.01.011.

[2] Pandolfi, Luca; Gasparik, Mihály; Piras, Paolo (2015). "Earliest occurrence of "Dihoplus" megarhinus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) in Europe (Late Miocene, Pannonian Basin, Hungary): Palaeobiogeographical and biochronological implications". Annales de Paléontologie. 101 (4): 325–339. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2015.09.001.

[3] Pandolfi, Luca (2013). "New and revised occurrences of Dihoplus megarhinus (Mammalia Rhinocerotidae) in the Pliocene of Italy". Swiss Journal of Palaeontology. 132 (2): 239–255. doi:10.1007/s13358-013-0056-0.

[tong-4] Tong, Hao-wen (2012). "Evolution of the non-Coelodonta dicerorhine lineage in China". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 11 (8): 555–562. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2012.06.002.

[5] Deng, T. (September 2, 2011). "Out of Tibet: Pliocene Woolly Rhino Suggests High-Plateau Origin of Ice Age Megaherbivores". Science.

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Dihoplus Temporal range: Late Miocene–Early Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Dihoplus megarhinus skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Rhinocerotidae
Tribe:	Dicerorhinini
Genus:	†Dihoplus Brandt, 1878
Type species
†Dihoplus schleiermacheri Kaup, 1834
Species
D. bethlehemsis^[1] D. kirchbergensis? D. megarhinus D. pikermiensis D. ringstoemi D. schleiermacheri