What is a prehistoric rhino?

From towering behemoths to supersized horns, we're taking a closer look at a few awesome prehistoric members of the rhino family. read more

Giant rhinoceros (Elasmotherium) – a prehistoric rhino Elasmotherium was a gigantic, prehistoric mammal, which is considered to be an ancestor of present-day rhinos due to its enormous horn and genetic similarities to the woolly rhinoceros. read more

From the five-metre-tall Paraceratherium (which ranks among the largest land mammals ever to walk the earth), to Elasmotherium and its supersized horn, we’re taking a closer look at a few awesome prehistoric members of the rhino family. read more

The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that was common throughout Europe and northern Asia during the Pleistocene epoch and survived the last glacial period. The genus name Coelodonta means "cavity tooth". The woolly rhinoceros was a member of the Pleistocene megafauna. read more