Rhinocerotidae

Although the Nikiti 2 (NIK) mammal collection is rich in large fossil vertebrates, rhinocerotid's remains are restricted to both tooth rows of a mandible. The teeth are heavily worn and the preservation quite well. The morphology of the teeth indicate close similarities to the horned-rhinoceros“Diceros” neumayri (Osborn, 1900). The metrical comparison of the NIK teeth with the two well-known rhinocerotids from the late Miocene of Greece, “D.” neumayri and Dihoplus pikermiensis, confirms its attribution to the first one. “D.” neumayri is well known from the Vallesian and Turolian of Greece and adjacent countries. The geographic extension of “D.” neumayri indicates that it is mainly known from the Balkan Peninsula and Asia Minor; it is also referred from Moldova and Ukraine as well as from Iran.