Brachydiceratherium
| Brachydiceratherium Temporal range: Oligocene-Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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Brachydiceratherium is an extinct genus of teleoceratine rhinocerotid that inhabited Eurasia during the Oligocene and Miocene epochs.
Palaeoecology
[edit]B. lamilloquense was a browser that mainly fed on soft vegetation. B. lemanense was likewise a browser, though at some sites, its dental wear patterns are consistent with mixed feeding.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Hullot, Manon; Martin, Céline; Blondel, Cécile; Becker, Damien; Rössner, Gertrud E. (9 October 2024). "Evolutionary palaeoecology of European rhinocerotids across the Oligocene–Miocene transition". Royal Society Open Science. 11 (10). doi:10.1098/rsos.240987. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 11461060. PMID 39386991. Retrieved 5 November 2024.