Chilotherium

Chilotherium Temporal range: Late Miocene to Pliocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Perissodactyla
Family:	Rhinocerotidae
Genus:	Chilotherium Ringström, 1924
Species
C. chabereri C. fenhoense C. haberi C. kilasi C. persiae
Range of Chilotherium based on fossil distribution

Chilotherium is an extinct genus of rhinoceros endemic to Eurasia and Asia during the Miocene through Pliocene living for 13.7—3.4 mya, existing for approximately 10.3 million years.^[1] They are known for their large, protruding lower canine teeth.

Taxonomy

Profile of skull

Chilotherium skull.

Chilotherium was named by Ringström (1924). It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Carroll (1988); to Aceratheriini by Antoine and Saraç (2005); and to Chilotheriini by Deng (2005).

Sources

1. ^ PaleoBiology Database: Chilotherium, basic info

• Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
• Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell