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Gray, J.E.; Gerrard, E. 1862. Catalogue of the bones of mammalia in the collection of the British Museum. London, Trustees of the British Museum. pp. i-iv, 1-296.

Catalogue of the bones of mammalia in the collection of the British Museum

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, adult. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, adult. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, young. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, young. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: e

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: f

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: g

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: h

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: i

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: j

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: k

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Horns, adult. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: l

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Half-grown. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: m

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Half-grown. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: n

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Half-grown. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: o

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Young. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: p

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Front and back horns. Locality: South Africa, interior. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a. Donated by Col. T. Steele

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Anterior horn. Locality: South Africa, interior. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Anterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location Museums Species White Rhino (simum)

Anterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d. From Sloane's coll

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Location Museums Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skull. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location Java Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skeleton. Locality: Java. Collected by: From Professor Schlegel's Collection. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location Ethiopia Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Skull. Locality: Sennaar (12-13 deg. North). Collected by: Mr. Petherick. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location Museums Species Sumatran Rhino (sumatrensis)

Horn. Collected by: Edward Cross. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

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Location India Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: India. Collected by: C. Gascoin. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location Borneo Subject Distribution Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skull. Locality: Borneo. Collected by: From Mr. Wright's Collection. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location India Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: India. Collected by: C. Gascoin. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location India Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: India. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Front and back horns. Locality: South Africa, interior. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a. Donated by Col. T. Steele

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Skull. Locality: Sennaar (12-13 deg. North). Collected by: Mr. Petherick. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Anterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: ketloa b

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Posterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: ketloa c

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Double horns. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: ketloa d

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Posterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: ketloa e

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Posterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: ketloa f

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Skull. Locality: Sennaar (12-13 deg. North). Collected by: Mr. Petherick. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Horns. Collected by: Mr. Argent. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.. Catalogue number: b

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Anterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.. Catalogue number: c

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Anterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Double horns. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: e

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Double horns. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: f

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Location Museums Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Anterior horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: ketloa a

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: India. Collected by: C. Gascoin. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: Nepal. Collected by: B.H. Hodgson. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Left side of lower jaw. Locality: Nepal. Collected by: B.H. Hodgson. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location Museums Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skull. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location Museums Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skull. Locality: Borneo. Collected by: From Mr. Wright's Collection. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location Museums Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skeleton. Locality: Java. Collected by: From Professor Schlegel's Collection. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: India. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: e

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skeleton. Collected by: London Zoological Society. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: f

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Collected by: London Zoological Society. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: g

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: h

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: i

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Location Museums Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Horn. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: j

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Location Captive Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Collected by: London Zoological Society. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: g

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Location Captive Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skeleton. Collected by: London Zoological Society. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: f

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Location World Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Horns. Collected by: Mr. Argent. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.. Catalogue number: b

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Location Borneo Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skull. Locality: Borneo. Collected by: From Mr. Wright's Collection. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location World Species Sumatran Rhino (sumatrensis)

Horn. Collected by: Edward Cross. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom.

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Location Nepal Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Left side of lower jaw. Locality: Nepal. Collected by: B.H. Hodgson. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location Nepal Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: Nepal. Collected by: B.H. Hodgson. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location Nepal Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Skull. Locality: Nepal. Collected by: B.H. Hodgson. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location Nepal Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

Left side of lower jaw. Locality: Nepal. Collected by: B.H. Hodgson. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location Java Subject Distribution Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Skeleton. Locality: Java. Collected by: From Professor Schlegel's Collection. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, adult. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: a

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, adult. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, young. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: c

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Skull, young. Locality: South Africa. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: d

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

Anterior horn. Locality: South Africa, interior. In Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. Catalogue number: b

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Location Europe Subject General Species White Rhino (simum)

Kobaaba

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Location Europe Subject General Species Sumatran Rhino (sumatrensis)

Cross's rhinoceros

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Location Europe Subject General Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Cross's Rhinoceros

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Location Europe Subject General Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Gargatan

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Location Europe Subject General Species Javan Rhino (sondaicus)

Java Rhinoceros

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Location Europe Subject General Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Rhinaster

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Location World Subject Morphology Species All Rhino Species

Vertebrae in Rhinoceros unicornis Cervical vertebrae 7 Dorsal 19 Lumbar 4 Sacral 5 Caudal - Vertebrae in Rhinoceros sondaicus Cervical vertebrae 7 Dorsal 19 Lumbar 3 Sacral 5 Caudal 22 or 23 End

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Location World Subject Morphology Species All Rhino Species

In genus Rhinoceros (Asian species): incisors 1-1/2-2, canines 0-0/0-0, premolars 4-4/4-4, molars 3-3/3-3 = 34 In genus Rhinaster (African species), incisors 0/0, canines 0/0, premolars 4-4/4-4, molars 3-3/3-3 = 28

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Location World Subject Taxonomy Species All Rhino Species

Recognizes in genus Rhinoceros. Rhinoceros unicornis, the Rhinoceros Rhinoceros javanicus, the Java Rhinoceros Rhinoceros sumatranus Rhinoceros crossii, Cross's rhinoceros in genus Rhinaster Rhinaster bicornis, the Gargatan or Rhinaster Rhinaster simus, Burchell's rhinoceros Rhinaster ketloa, the White Rhinoceros Rhinaster oswellii, the Kobaaba

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Location South Africa Subject Morphology Species White Rhino (simum)

Catalogue of bones BMNH. Horn of Rhinaster oswellii, no.b from interior of South Africa, front horn, 4 ft 9 inches

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