Bugtirhinus is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid of the subfamily Elasmotheriinae that lived during the Early Mocene in the Bugti Hills of what is now Pakistan. It is the earliest known member of Elasmotheriina.
Taxonomy
Bugtirhinus was named by Antoine and Welcomme (2000). Its type is Bugtirhinus praecursor. It was assigned to Elasmotheriini by Antoine and Welcomme (2000); and to Iranotheriinae by Guérin and Pickford (2003), and to Elasmotheriinae by later publications. == Description ==
Description
Bugtirhinus was relatively small, around the size of the living Malayan tapir. ==References==