Fossils found in the DR Congo
The Paleobiology Database records 617 fossil occurrences of 123 genera in the DR Congo. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. Countries are as recorded by the Paleobiology Database for each fossil collection.
Dots are fossil collections in the Paleobiology Database on today’s map, merged where closer than about 5 km. See them on the ancient Earth →
What fossils have been found in the DR Congo?
The genera with the most fossil records in the DR Congo include Tragelaphus, Kobus, Hexaprotodon, Syncerus, Homo, Cephalophus.
Prehistoric birds (22 genera)
Francolinus, Corvus, Pelecanus, Columba, Bubo, Phalacrocorax, Anas, Haliaeetus, Larus, Numenius, Ardea, Mycteria, Microcarbo, Anhinga, Peliperdix · 7 more genera recorded.
Pterosaurs (1 genera)
Mosasaurs (4 genera)
Mosasaurus, Prognathodon · 2 more genera recorded.
Crocodile relatives (4 genera)
Crocodylus, Osteolaemus · 2 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (59 genera)
Tragelaphus, Kobus, Hexaprotodon, Syncerus, Homo, Cephalophus, Thryonomys, Menelikia, Equus, Hippotragus, Alcelaphus, Damaliscus, Rousettus, Palaeoloxodon, Taurotragus, Stegodon, Orycteropus, Procavia, Papio, Loxodonta, Lutra, Dendrohyrax, Cricetomys, Funisciurus, Protoxerus, Galagoides, Metridiochoerus, Pelorovis, Scutisorex, Felis, Crossarchus, Paraxerus, Hipposideros, Theropithecus, Kolpochoerus, Civettictis · 23 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (33 genera)
Otodus, Carcharodon, Carcharoides, Plicatoscyllium · 29 more genera recorded.
Fossil occurrences: Paleobiology Database (CC0 as reported by the API; CC BY 4.0 policy), downloaded 23 October 2026. Genus pages quote Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).