Urtinotherium

Urtinotherium
Temporal range: Eocene to Early Oligocene,
Drawing of the holotype jaw IVPP V.2769.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Perissodactyla
Family: †Paraceratheriidae
Genus: †Urtinotherium
Chow & Chiu, 1963
Species
  • †U. intermedium
  • †U. incisivum Chow & Chiu, 1963
  • †U. yagouense (Qui et al., 2004)
  • †U. parvum (Chow, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Turpanotherium Qui & Wang, 2007
Species synonyms
  • †Urtinotherium yagouense:
  • †Paraceratherium yagouense Qui et al., 2004
  • †Turpanotherium yagouense (Qui et al., 2004)
  • †Turpanotherium elegans Qui & Wang, 2007
  • †Urtinotherium parvum:
  • †Indricotherium parvum Chow, 1958
  • †Indricotherium qujigensis Tang, 1978

Urtinotherium (meaning "Urtyn beast" in Ancient Greek) is an extinct genus of paracerathere mammals. It was a large animal that was closely related to Paraceratherium, and found in rocks dating from the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene period. The remains were first discovered in the Urtyn Obo region (now Dorbod Banner, Ulanqab) in Inner Mongolia, which the name Urtinotherium is based upon. Other referred specimens are from northern China.

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