Rhinocolobus fossil map
Where fossils of Rhinocolobus 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 | 5.333–1.8 million years ago (Zanclean to Gelasian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cercopithecidae |
| Named by | Leakey 1982 |
| Fossil records | 114 occurrences at 34 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ethiopia, Kenya |
| Rock formations | Shungura, Koobi Fora, USNO, Hadar |
About Rhinocolobus
Rhinocolobus is an extinct genus of monkey closely related to modern colobus monkeys. It lived in eastern Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene, existing as recently as 1.5 million years ago.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rhinocolobus (revision 1326641937), 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: Q65244461.
