Gray, J.E., 1821. On the natural arrangement of vertebrose animals. London Medical Repository 15, 1821 April 1: 297-310
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First description of genus - type species: bicornis L.
Animalia, class IV. Quadripedes.
Ordo 11: Trichenae. Toes, three to the hinder; three, rarely four to the fore feet, not forked: teeth, cutting and grinders, sometimes canine: stomach simple, or two-lobed.
Fam. 1: Rhynocerotidae [sic] - Nose short, rounded, bones very thick, bearing a horn formed of agglutinated hair: toes three to each foot; stomach simple; intestines and caecum large.
Genus: Rhinoceros. Lin. - R. unicornis Linn.
Genus Diceros. G[ray]. Rhinoceros bicornis Linn.
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