Diceros fossil map
Where fossils of Diceros have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 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 0 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 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Named by | Gray 1821 |
| Fossil records | 194 occurrences at 78 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Türkiye, Malawi, Tunisia, Namibia, Chad … |
| Rock formations | txn:43187, Shungura, Koobi Fora, Nachukui, Nkondo/Warwire, Varswater |
About Diceros
Diceros is a genus of rhinoceros containing the extant black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and several extinct species.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Diceros (revision 1363169693), 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: Q18511101.
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