Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
0:00 Intro
2:42 Dawn Rhinos
5:51 Thunderbeasts and Running Rhinos
11:38 Diverging Paths
15:38 The First Great Plains
21:47 America's Last Rhinos
28:10 Conclusion
Rhinoceroses are some of my favorite groups of mammals. They are the tanks of whatever ecosystems they inhabit and are among some of the largest land animals on earth today. However, their history is largely unknown by many people. What many don’t realize is a large portion of that history took place in North America!
Today there are five extant species of Rhino, and all live in either Africa or Asia. So it’s not surprising that not many people know this story. But the truth is up until about 4.5 million years ago, they actually were a common site across America as well! And I find these animals so fascinating that I have been looking for the opportunity to tell you all!
And then my friend gave me that opportunity!
I have recently been on one of the most amazing adventures of my entire life! I traveled across the United States, visited 23 museums, went on a dig, and got to see so many other content creators! And I ended up stopping to see Clint from @clintsreptiles and he wanted to make some videos!
We ended up settling on talking about the rhinos of North America! We made the first video on his channel but I also had to make one to be a companion piece to that! So definitely go check out that one after you watch the History of North American Rhinos!
Check out the very first full collaboration between Paleo Analysis and Clint’s Reptiles!
youtube.com/watch?v=VQjfR5jDiag&t=1576s
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0:00 Intro
2:42 Dawn Rhinos
5:51 Thunderbeasts and Running Rhinos
11:38 Diverging Paths
15:38 The First Great Plains
21:47 America's Last Rhinos
28:10 Conclusion
Rhinoceroses are some of my favorite groups of mammals. They are the tanks of whatever ecosystems they inhabit and are among some of the largest land animals on earth today. However, their history is largely unknown by many people. What many don’t realize is a large portion of that history took place in North America!
Today there are five extant species of Rhino, and all live in either Africa or Asia. So it’s not surprising that not many people know this story. But the truth is up until about 4.5 million years ago, they actually were a common site across America as well! And I find these animals so fascinating that I have been looking for the opportunity to tell you all!
And then my friend gave me that opportunity!
I have recently been on one of the most amazing adventures of my entire life! I traveled across the United States, visited 23 museums, went on a dig, and got to see so many other content creators! And I ended up stopping to see Clint from @clintsreptiles and he wanted to make some videos!
We ended up settling on talking about the rhinos of North America! We made the first video on his channel but I also had to make one to be a companion piece to that! So definitely go check out that one after you watch the History of North American Rhinos!
Check out the very first full collaboration between Paleo Analysis and Clint’s Reptiles!
youtube.com/watch?v=VQjfR5jDiag&t=1576s
If you would like to vote on future Patreon poll videos, you can join the Cyanobacteria Army and help spread the glory of the goo!
patreon.com/paleoanalysis
Check out My Linktree to join me on social media!:
https://linktr.ee/PaleoAnalysis
Most of my music has been provided by MehoDrums. If you enjoy any of the tunes in my background or into, check out some of his other stuff and contact him if you want to have him compose some stuff for you!
https://linktr.ee/MehoDrums?fbclid=Iw...
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
