Aepyceros fossil map
Where fossils of Aepyceros have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 23.04 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Sundevall 1847 |
| Fossil records | 304 occurrences at 116 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, Eswatini, Malawi, Djibouti, Zambia, Chad |
| Rock formations | Koobi Fora, txn:42742, Nachukui, Shungura, Humbu, Wehaietu |
About Aepyceros
Aepyceros is a genus of African antelope that contains a single living species, the impala (Aepyceros melampus). It is the only living member of the tribe Aepycerotini.
Two extinct species are known, Aepyceros datoadeni and Aepyceros shungurae. A third species, Aepyceros premelampus has been transferred to a new genus, Afrotragus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aepyceros (revision 1356215290), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q10730799.
