''Plesiaceratherium'' is an

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genus of

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. It includes two species: ''P. gracile'' from

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and ''P. mirallesi'' from

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. ''Plesiaceratherium gracile'' was a mid-sized, hornless species of rhinoceros. Estimated size is in head-body length, in shoulder height, and in weight. Males had significantly larger incisors than females, and combined with their large body size it suggests that this species was polygynous and had a solitary lifestyle.

References

Miocene rhinoceroses {{paleo-oddtoedungulate-stub