The first Asian skeleton of Diaceratherium from the early Miocene Shanwang Basin (Shandong, China), and implications for its migration route

• Published in: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences: X Vol. 6; p. 100074
• Main Authors: Lu, Xiaokang, Cerdeño, Esperanza, Zheng, Xiaoting, Wang, Shiqi, Deng, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Diaceratherium; Eastern Asia; Migration route; Oligocene–Miocene transition; Shanwang Basin; Shanwang Basin; Eastern Asia; Migration route; Diaceratherium; Oligocene–Miocene transition

[Display omitted] •To report first Asian skeleton of Diaceratherium from early Miocene Shanwang Basin in China.•To revalidate “Plesiaceratherium” shanwangensis and revise it to Diaceratherium as D. shanwangense.•To suggest alternative route from Europe to East Asia via northern margin of Tibetan Pla...