Baranomys fossil map
Where fossils of Baranomys 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 | 5.09–1.8 million years ago (Zanclean to Gelasian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Named by | Kormos 1933 |
| Fossil records | 14 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Hungary, Slovakia, Germany, Poland |
| Rock formations | txn:41724 |
About Baranomys
Baranomys is an extinct genus of rodent from the Baranomyinae subfamily of Cricetidae family. It lived in the Pliocene epoch, and its fossils have been found in Canada, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland. It was an ancestor to modern Arvicolinae. The species was described for the first time by Theodor Kormos in 1933.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Baranomys (revision 1378697654), 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: Q11687331.
