Bugtirhinus
In today's world, Bugtirhinus has become a topic of increasing interest to a large number of people. Since its emergence, Bugtirhinus has generated debates, discussions and reflections in various areas. Regardless of age, gender or educational background, Bugtirhinus has managed to capture the attention of audiences around the world. Its impact is not limited to a single context, but extends to multiple fields, influencing the way people think, act, and relate to each other. In this article, we will explore in detail the Bugtirhinus phenomenon and the effects it has had on our society.
| Bugtirhinus Temporal range: Early Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | Rhinocerotidae |
| Genus: | †Bugtirhinus Antoine and Welcomme, 2000 |
| Species: | †B. praecursor
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| Binomial name | |
| †Bugtirhinus praecursor Antoine and Welcomme, 2000
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Bugtirhinus is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid of the subfamily Elasmotheriinae endemic to Asia during the Miocene living from 20—16.9 mya existing for approximately 3.1 million years.
Taxonomy
Bugtirhinus was named by Antoine and Welcomme (2000). Its type is Bugtirhinus praecursor. It was assigned to Elasmotheriini by Antoine and Welcomme (2000); and to Iranotheriinae by Guérin and Pickford (2003).
References
- ^ PaleoBiology Database: Bugtirhinus, basic info
- ^ P.-O. Antoine and J.-L. Welcomme. 2000. A new rhinoceros from the lower Miocene of the Bugti Hills, Baluchistan, Pakistan: the earliest elasmotheriine. Palaeontology 43(5):795-816
- ^ C. Guérin and M. Pickford. 2003. Ougandatherium napakense nov. gen. nov. sp., le plus ancien Rhinocerotidae Iranotheriinae d’Afrique. Annales de Paléontologie 89(1):1-35