Fossils found in TR
The Paleobiology Database records 2,518 fossil occurrences of 490 genera in TR. 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 TR?
The genera with the most fossil records in TR include Hipparion, Gazella, Galerix, Mimomys, Dinosorex, Iberomeryx.
Prehistoric birds (2 genera)
2 more genera recorded.
Plesiosaurs & kin (1 genera)
1 more genera recorded.
Mosasaurs (2 genera)
Crocodile relatives (2 genera)
2 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (272 genera)
Hipparion, Gazella, Galerix, Mimomys, Dinosorex, Iberomeryx, Choerolophodon, Apodemus, Samotherium, Palaeotragus, Eomys, Dihoplus, Deinotherium, Vulpes, Cervus, Machairodus, Orycteropus, Adcrocuta, Ictitherium, Protictitherium, Tragoportax, Prostrepsiceros, Palaeoryx, Hilalia, Cricetulus, Mesocricetus, Myomimus, Aceratherium, Chilotherium, Hippotherium, Steneofiber, Microstonyx, Protoryx, Giraffa, Equus, Diceros, Indarctos, Acerorhinus, Dorcatherium, Glirulus, Sporadotragus, Mammuthus, Castor, Capra, Felis, Paraceratherium, Lutra, Capreolus, Rhinoceros, Tursiops, Sivapithecus, Gomphotherium, Dryomys, Megaloceros, Amphicyon, Ancylotherium, Eucladoceros, Bohlinia, Pseudaelurus, Paracamelus, Pliohyrax, Crivadiatherium, Miotragocerus, Oioceros, Gazellospira, Asoriculus, Palaeoreas, Hippopotamodon, Hyaenotherium, Neurogymnurus, Oligopetes, Lepus, Bison, Spermophilus, Mammut, Erinaceus, Sorex, Elephas, Meles, Crocidura, Eliomys, Hyaenodon, Neomys, Chalicotherium, Eptesicus, Graecopithecus, Episoriculus, Prolagus, Anancus, Chasmaporthetes, Anchitherium, Stephanorhinus, Helladotherium, Hemicyon, Oryctolagus, Tetralophodon, Amphimachairodus, Kentriodon, Percrocuta, Leptobos, Metaxytherium, Paramachaerodus, Eurhinodelphis, Listriodon, Trogontherium, Hypolagus, Plithocyon, Hyotherium, Lycyaena, Palaeogiraffa, Plesiogulo, Pliocrocuta, Amphiorycteropus, Conohyus, Physeterula, Bachitherium, Pristifelis, Progonomys, Anatoliadelphys, Dremotherium, Orhaniyeia, Rhagapodemus, Tethytragus, Urmiatherium, Axainamasia, Beremendia, Korynochoerus, Monosaulax, Palaeohypsodontus, Parataxidea, Nalameryx, Paenelimnoecus · 140 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (3 genera)
Otodus · 2 more genera recorded.
Ammonites & nautiloids (120 genera)
Baculites, Israelites, Orthoceras · 117 more genera recorded.
Trilobites & sea scorpions (48 genera)
Ampyx, Raphiophorus · 46 more genera recorded.
Ediacaran & Cambrian life (40 genera)
40 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).