Alicornops fossil map
Where fossils of Alicornops have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 5 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 13.82–5.333 million years ago (Serravallian to Messinian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Named by | Ginsburg and Guerin 1979 |
| Fossil records | 12 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Spain, Thailand, Romania, China |
| Rock formations | txn:43187, Alfambra, Hujialiang |
About Alicornops
Alicornops is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid belonging to the subfamily Aceratheriinae. It lived in Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene.
Four species are known. Two of them, Alicornops complanatum and Alicornops laogouense were described recently from the Siwaliks of Pakistan.
The type species, Alicornops simorrense, was a relatively small aceratheriine with a small horn, short tridactyl legs and strongly curved lower incisors.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alicornops (revision 1379960542), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q21353023.
