Antidorcas fossil map
Where fossils of Antidorcas 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 | 122 occurrences at 46 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Chad, Algeria, Greece |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Swartkrans, Chemoigut, Varswater, Olduvai, Kapthurin |
About Antidorcas
Antidorcas is a genus of antelope that includes the living springbok and several fossil species.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Antidorcas (revision 1378898740), 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: Q10734306.
