Chilotherium
Sign in to saveChilotherium, from Ancient Greek χείλος (cheílos), meaning "lip", and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast", is an extinct genus of rhinocerotids that lived in Africa and Eurasia during the Miocene through Pliocene living for 13.7—3.4 mya, existing for approximately .
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- Taxonomy
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- Paleobiology and paleoecology
- Social behavior
- Diet
- Palaeopathology
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Chilotherium, from Ancient Greek χείλος (cheílos), meaning "lip", and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast", is an extinct genus of rhinocerotids that lived in Africa and Eurasia during the Miocene through Pliocene living for 13.7—3.4 mya, existing for approximately .
==Taxonomy== thumb|Profile of skull thumb|Chilotherium skull Chilotherium was named by Ringström in 1924. It was assigned to Rhinocerotidae by Carroll (1988); to Aceratheriini by Antoine and Saraç (2005); and to Chilotheriini by Deng (2005).