page_title: Aceratherium
section_title: Taxonomy
hierarchical_section_title: Aceratherium / Taxonomy
caption_attribution_description: Aceratherium
context_page_description: Aceratherium was a genus of rhinoceros of the subfamily Aceratheriinae that lived in Eurasia and Africa during the Miocene. It reached 2.3 m in length, a height of about 120 cm and a weight of nearly 1 ton.
context_section_description: Aceratherium was coined by Kaup (1832) for "Rhinoceros" incisivum Cuvier, 1822 on the basis of the similarity of two skulls from Eppelsheim, Germany to the holotype incisor tooth from Weisenau in dental structure. However, the tooth from Weisenau has been recognized as belonging to a member of Teleoceratini, although the name Aceratherium has been widely used for the Eppelsheim skulls. Many species have been referred to Aceratherium, but only three valid species are recognized (A. incisivum, A. depereti, and A. porpani).
caption: Restoration by Heinrich Harder
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