Sinotherium lagrelii Ringström, 1924 and its habitat

Reconstruction of the Linxia Basin site (China), Late Miocene (ca 9 Mys), with the elasmotherine Sinotherium lagrelii together with bovids belonging to Sinotragus wimani, the saber-cat Machairodus palanderi and its prey (possibly, the bovid Protoryx sp.) by the Italian expert Gianfranco Mensi. At the distance, two tridactyl horses, Hipparion coelophyes. The palaeoenvironment is characterized by open spaces of the steppe/savannah type with sparse trees. Image natural size: ca 30×40 – Technique: ink on paper.