Lartetotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Lartetotherium 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 | 20.45–7.246 million years ago (Burdigalian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Named by | Ginsburg 1974 |
| Fossil records | 16 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Spain, Germany, Hungary |
| Rock formations | txn:43187, Alfambra, Edelény |
About Lartetotherium
Lartetotherium is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid that lived during the Miocene in Europe and possibly China.
The type species Lartetotherium sansaniense was a unique cursorial rhinoceros with a distinctly long horn. Its teeth were brachyodont, indicating its diet contained a high quantity of soft plants and a lower proportion of woody material.
A 2023 study reassigned the species Dicerorhinus cixianensis (Chen and Wu, 1976) from the Middle Miocene of Cixian County, Hebei Province, China, to the genus. The species is known from a single partial skull and juvenile mandible, notably small in size.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lartetotherium (revision 1370658315), 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: Q3827223.
