Northernmost record of the Merck's rhinoceros Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (Jäger) and taxonomic status of Coelodonta jacuticus Russanov (Mammalia

• Published in: Paleontological Journal
• Main Authors: Shpansky, Andrey V., Boeskorov, Gennady G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: носорог Мерка; Якутия; вымершие животные; неоплейстоцен; Khaya; Yana River; Mus-Khaya; Yakutia; Якути*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1134/S003103011804010X; http://vital.lib.tsu.ru/vital/access/manager/Repository/vtls:000652086

A lower jaw of Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis from the Mus Khaya locality on the Yana River in Yakutia is described. This jaw was previously designated as a paratype of Coelodonta jacuticus but morphological and morphometric analysis has shown that it actually belongs to a typical S. kirchbergensis....