Rhinocerotidae

Rhinocerotidae; Temporal range: Eocene–Present PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Black Rhino
Scientific classification
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Perissodactyla
Superfamily:	Rhinocerotoidea
Family:	Rhinocerotidae; Owen, 1845
Extant and subfossil genera
	Ceratotherium; Dicerorhinus; Diceros; Rhinoceros; †Coelodonta; †Stephanorhinus; †Elasmotherium;

The family of all modern rhinoceros, the Rhinocerotidae, first appeared in the Late Eocene in Eurasia.

Phylogeny[]

Family Rhinocerotidae

Subfamily Rhinocerotinae
- Tribe Aceratheriini
  - †Aceratherium lived from 33.9–3.4 Ma
  - †Acerorhinus 13.6–7.0 Ma
  - †Alicornops 13.7–5.3 Ma
  - †Aphelops 20.43–5.33 Ma
  - †Chilotheridium 23.0–11.6 Ma
  - †Chilotherium 13.7–3.4 Ma
  - †Floridaceras 20.4–16.3 Ma
  - †Hoploaceratherium 16.9–16.0 Ma
  - †Mesaceratherium
  - †Peraceras 20.6–10.3 Ma
  - †Plesiaceratherium 20.0–11.6 Ma
  - †Sinorhinus
  - †Subchilotherium
- Tribe Teleoceratini
  - †Aprotodon 28.4–5.330 Ma
  - †Brachydiceratherium
  - †Brachypotherium 20.0–5.33 Ma
  - †Diaceratherium 28.4–16.0 Ma
  - †Prosantorhinus 16.9–7.25 Ma
  - †Shennongtherium
  - †Teleoceras 16.9–4.9 Ma
- Rhinocerotina Burdigalian–Present
  - Tribe Rhinocerotini 40.4–11.1 Ma–Present
    - †Gaindatherium 11.6–11.1 Ma
    - Subtribe Rhinocerotina 17.5 Ma–Present
      - †Rusingaceros 17.5 Ma
      - Rhinoceros – 9 Ma–Present
        R. unicornis – Indian Rhino
        
        R. sondaicus – Javan Rhino
        
        †R. platyrhinus – Large Prehistoric Indian Rhino
        
        †R. sivalensis – Small Prehistoric Indian Rhino
        
        †R. sinensis – Chinese Rhino
        
        †R. sinhaleyus – Sri Lankan Rhino
  - Tribe Dicerorhinini
    - †Coelodonta – Woolly rhinoceros
    - Dicerorhinus – Sumatran rhinoceros
    - †Dihoplus 11.610–1.810 Ma
    - †Lartetotherium 15.97–8.7 Ma
    - †Stephanorhinus 9.7–0.04 Ma – Merck's rhinoceros & Narrow-nosed rhinoceros
  - Tribe Dicerotini 23.0–Present
    - Ceratotherium – White rhinoceros 7.25–Present
    - Diceros – Black rhinoceros 23.0–Present
    - †Paradiceros 15.97–11.61 Ma
  - Rhinocerotinae incertae sedis
    - †Protaceratherium
Subfamily Elasmotheriinae
- †Gulfoceras 23.03–20.43 Ma
- †Victoriaceros 15 Ma
- Tribe Diceratheriini
  - †Diceratherium 33.9–11.6 Ma
  - †Subhyracodon 38.0–26.3 Ma
- Tribe Elasmotheriini 20.0–0.1 Ma
  - †Bugtirhinus 20.0–16.9 Ma
  - †Caementodon
  - †Elasmotherium – Giant rhinoceros 3.6–0.039 Ma
  - †Hispanotherium synonymized with Huaqingtherium 16.0–7.25 Ma
  - †Iranotherium
  - †Kenyatherium
  - †Meninatherium
  - †Menoceras 23.03–16.3 Ma
  - †Ningxiatherium
  - †Ougandatherium 20.0–16.9 Ma
  - †Parelasmotherium
  - †Procoelodonta
  - †Sinotherium 9.0–5.3 Ma