Anancus fossil map
Where fossils of Anancus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | Gomphotheriidae |
| Named by | Aymard 1855 |
| Fossil records | 348 occurrences at 143 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Italy, Greece, Kenya, Ethiopia, Romania, France, South Africa, Tanzania, Spain, Moldova … |
| Rock formations | txn:43240, Adu-Asa, Sagantole, Wembere-Manonga, Varswater, Villamagna |
About Anancus
Anancus is an extinct genus of "tetralophodont gomphothere" native to Afro-Eurasia, that lived from the Tortonian stage of the late Miocene until its extinction during the Early Pleistocene, roughly from 8.5–2 million years ago.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Anancus (revision 1378771651), 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: Q138102.
