Rhinopithecus fossil map
Where fossils of Rhinopithecus 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 | 2.58–0.0117 million years ago (Gelasian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Cercopithecidae |
| Named by | (Milne-Edwards 1872) |
| Fossil records | 18 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Taiwan |
| Rock formations | txn:40860, Chi-Ting |
About Rhinopithecus
Snub-nosed monkeys are a group of Old World monkeys and make up the entirety of the genus Rhinopithecus. The genus is rare and not fully researched. Some taxonomists group snub-nosed monkeys together with the genus Pygathrix.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Snub-nosed monkey (revision 1376162327), 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: Q549325.
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