Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis
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Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, also known as Merck's rhinoceros or the forest rhinoceros, is an extinct species of rhinoceros belonging to the genus Stephanorhinus from the Middle to Late Pleistocene of Eurasia. Its range spanned from western Europe to eastern Asia. Among the last members of the genus, it co-existed alongside Stephanorhinus hemitoechus (the narrow-nosed or steppe rhinoceros) in the western part of its range.
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Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis | |
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Mostly complete skull from Germany | |
Diagram of skull from Russia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Perissodactyla |
Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
Genus: | †Stephanorhinus |
Species: | †S. kirchbergensis |
Binomial name | |
†Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (Jäger, 1839) | |
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