Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis (Rhinocerotidae, Mammalia) from the Rhino Cave in Shennongjia, Hubei

• 来源期刊: 科学通报(英文版)
• 学科: 生物学
• 关键词: 神农架 犀牛 哺乳类 哺乳动物群 犀科 湖北 旧石器遗址 表面光滑
• 年，卷（期）: 2010,（12）
• 所属期刊栏目: ARTICLES
• 页码范围: 1157-1168
• 页数: 12页
• 分类号: Q913.84 Q959.842
• 语种: 英文

摘要

The Rhino Cave,a Paleolithic site in Shennongjia,is the highest altitude locality of rhinoceros in the Middle-South part of China,and it is also the southernmost and the richest locality in Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis fossils which include cranium,mandibles,isolated teeth and postcranials.These materials can be referred to the species Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis according to the following characters:incisorless,mandibular symphysis contracted,occiput high,subaural channel closed,with nasal and frontal h...