Protaceratherium

Protaceratherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid from the Oligocene and Miocene of Eurasia.
It was a primitive, lightly built rhinoceros that was adapted to running.

Palaeoecology

Analysis of dental δ¹³C values combined with dental mesowear and microwear show that P. minutum fed primarily on C₃ plants and that it consumed less abrasive plants than the contemporary Mesaceratherium paulhiacense.