Alces fossil map
Where fossils of Alces 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 | 11.63 million years ago to the present (Tortonian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Named by | Gray 1821 |
| Fossil records | 90 occurrences at 44 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Netherlands, Canada, Romania, France, Slovakia … |
| Rock formations | txn:42652, Unterer Travertin |
About Alces
Alces is a genus of artiodactyl mammals, that includes the largest species of the deer family.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Alces (revision 1371646624), 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: Q10731891.
