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.[1]
Bugtirhinus Temporal range: Early Miocene
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Scientific classification | |
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 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).[2][3]