Bugtirhinus fossil map
Where fossils of Bugtirhinus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 20–16.9 million years ago (Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Named by | Antoine and Welcomme 2000 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Pakistan |
| Rock formations | txn:43187 |
About Bugtirhinus
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.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bugtirhinus (revision 1360623237), 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: Q309608.
