Pleuroceros, ROGER, 1898

Antoine, Pierre-Olivier, Downing, Kevin F., Crochet, Jean-Yves, Duranthon, Francis, Flynn, Lawrence J., Marivaux, Laurent, Métais, Grégoire, Rajpar, Abdul Rahim & Roohi, Ghazala, 2010, A revision of Aceratherium blanfordi Lydekker, 1884 (Mammalia: Rhinocerotidae) from the Early Miocene of Pakistan: postcranials as a key, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 160 (1), pp. 139-194 : 145

PLEUROCEROS ROGER, 1898

Emended diagnosis: Short-limbed rhinocerotine with a concave occipital crest in dorsal view, a nearly horizontal mandibular symphysis, a reduced lingual cingulum on upper premolars, a strong antecrochet on P4, a protocone deeply constricted and a low and reduced posterior cingulum on M1–2, a smooth and U-shaped external groove on lower cheek teeth, a continuous lingual cingulum on lower premolars, a tridactyl manus (vestigial metacarpal V), a prominent insertion of the m. extensor carpalis on metacarpals, a slender tuber calcanei, and a short insertion of the m. interossei on lateral metapodials.

Type species: Pleuroceros pleuroceros ( Duvernoy, 1853)