Nesorhinus
Sign in to saveNesorhinus is an extinct genus of rhinoceroses from the Pleistocene of Asia. It contains two species, Nesorhinus philippinensis (formerly Rhinoceros philippinensis) from Luzon, Philippines and N. hayasakai (formerly Rhinoceros sinensis hayasakai) from Taiwan.
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Nesorhinus is an extinct genus of rhinoceroses from the Pleistocene of Asia. It contains two species, Nesorhinus philippinensis (formerly Rhinoceros philippinensis) from Luzon, Philippines and N. hayasakai (formerly Rhinoceros sinensis hayasakai) from Taiwan.
== Discovery == right|thumb|Bones of N. philippinensis from the Kalinga site thumb|Distal part of tibia of the N. philippinensis Nesorhinus philippinensis was first described by Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald in 1956 as Rhinoceros philippinensis based on fossil teeth that were excavated in Cagayan province of Luzon island the Philippines in 1936. These bones were lost and he did not provide for a holotype. A fossilized jaw of N. philippinensis was unearthed by Mr. de Asis on May 13, 1965 in the Fort Bonifacio area. The specimen was unearthed from an ash deposit produced by the volcano called the Guadalupe Formation. The specimen had a length of , width of , and a thickness of . It has a weight of .