Mammal
Woolly rhinoceros
In England, a Paleolithic human figure was found engraved on one of its ribs.
The frozen remains of the woolly rhinoceros reveal details that a naked skeleton does not preserve.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Woolly rhinoceros at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Quaternary
- Group
- Rhinocerotidae
- Rhinocerotids
- Fossil locations
- Siberia
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Woolly rhinoceros
The long, thick fur protected it from the cold of the steppe. It fed mainly on herbaceous plants and some frozen corpses have preserved more information than bones alone.
In England, a Paleolithic human figure was found engraved on one of its ribs. Preserved hair gives direct evidence of its body covering, while bones used by people link its fossil record with human history.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Coelodonta antiquitatis
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- Woolly rhinoceros
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- Rhinocerotidae
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