# name
The Latest Occurrence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Rhinocerotidae) in Europe: The Skeletons from the Cova del Rinoceront Site (Castelldefels, Barcelona).

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New rhino remains recovered from Cova del Rinoceront (Castelldefels, Barcelona) confirm  the presence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Toula, 1902) at the site and the taxon’s persistence until  the late Middle–early Upper Pleistocene in Europe, that is, its latest documented occurrence. The  three individuals recovered from the site are compared with specimens of other Pleistocene species,  including those of S. hemitoechus, S. kirchbergensis and Coelodonta antiquitatis, but their anatomical  characteristics (a long skull, moderate occipital elevation, partial nasal septum, and slender zygomatic  arch) do not coincide with the latter’s documented features. Certain similarities are found with  the most frequently occurring rhinocerotid at that time in the Iberian Peninsula, S. hemitoechus, but  the cranial features of the latter differ. The anatomical characteristics of the Cova del Rinoceront  individuals coincide most closely with those of S. hundsheimensis (i.e., a high occipital face, with  rounded proximolateral angles and oblique lateral borders, as well as the frontoparietal angle, and  facial development). Despite the marked overlaps in the general measurements of S. hundsheimensis  and S. hemitoechus, many (cranial and postcranial) dimensions of the Cova del Rinoceront individuals  coincide more closely with those of the former, although some bone proportions are more similar to  those of the latter specimens. Therefore, S. kirchbergensis and C. antiquitatis can be discarded as they  tend to be larger, more robust species.

# metadata.dc.rights[].value
cc-by (c)  García-Fernández, D. et al., 2023

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Articles publicats en revistes (Història i Arqueologia)

# metadata.dc.title[].value
The Latest Occurrence of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis (Rhinocerotidae) in Europe: The Skeletons from the Cova del Rinoceront Site (Castelldefels, Barcelona).