Bugtirhinus

Bugtirhinus is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid of the subfamily Elasmotheriinae endemic to Asia during the Miocene living from 20—16.9 mya existing for approximately 3.1 million years.^[1]

Bugtirhinus Temporal range: Early Miocene
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Rhinocerotidae
Genus:	†Bugtirhinus Antoine and Welcomme, 2000
Species:	†B. praecursor
Binomial name
†Bugtirhinus praecursor Antoine and Welcomme, 2000

Taxonomy

Bugtirhinus was named by Antoine and Welcomme (2000). Its type is Bugtirhinus praecursor. It was assigned to Elasmotheriini by Antoine and Welcomme (2000); and to Iranotheriinae by Guérin and Pickford (2003).^[2][3]