Chilotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Chilotherium 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 | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Named by | Ringström 1924 |
| Fossil records | 112 occurrences at 47 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Türkiye, Russia, Greece, Moldova, Tajikistan, India, Thailand … |
| Rock formations | txn:43187, Chinji, Bahe, Chu, Poate, Lantian |
About Chilotherium
Chilotherium, from Ancient Greek χείλος (cheílos), meaning "lip", and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast", is an extinct genus of rhinocerotids that lived in Africa and Eurasia during the Miocene through Pliocene living for 13.7—3.4 mya, existing for approximately 10.3 million years.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chilotherium (revision 1369902238), 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: Q19389.
