''Hispanotherium'' was a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

rhinoceros A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member of any of the extinct species ...

of the tribe

Elasmotheriini A rhinoceros (; ; ), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is a member of any of the five extant taxon, extant species (or numerous extinct species) of odd-toed ungulates in the family (biology), family Rhinocerotidae. (It can also refer to a member ...

endemic to

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and

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during the

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living from 16—7.25 mya existing for approximately .

Taxonomy

''Hispanotherium'' was erected by Crusafont and Villalta (1947) for the nominal species ''"Rhinoceros" matritense''.Prado, C. de. 1864. Descripci´on F´ısica y Geol´ogica de la Provincia de Madrid. Junta General de Estad´ıstica. Imprenta Nacional, Madrid. The Asian form ''Huaqingtherium'' was once assigned to ''Hispanotherium'', but was eventually recognized as distinct.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q290303 Miocene rhinoceroses Miocene mammals of Europe Prehistoric rhinoceroses