<human>:  Did mongoose come from later period than rhinos?
<bot>: Yes, Mongoose are mammals that came from a later period than rhinos. The mongoose originated in the Neogene geological period. Rhinos are from the Paleogene geological period. The Paleogene period spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period 66 million years ago to the beginning of the Neogene Period, so they did.