Dihoplus fossil map
Where fossils of Dihoplus 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 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Named by | Brandt 1878 |
| Fossil records | 124 occurrences at 53 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greece, Italy, France, Ukraine, Türkiye, Germany, United Kingdom, Moldova, Romania, Georgia … |
| Rock formations | txn:43187, Unterer Travertin, Balta sands, facies Ă Congeria, Mytilinii, Villamagna |
About Dihoplus
Dihoplus is an extinct genus of rhinoceros that lived in Eurasia from the Late Miocene to Pliocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dihoplus (revision 1365194629), 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: Q16557034.
