Beatragus fossil map
Where fossils of Beatragus 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 | 5.333 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Heller 1912 |
| Fossil records | 46 occurrences at 18 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa, Djibouti |
| Rock formations | Koobi Fora, Matabaietu, Swartkrans, txn:42742, Shungura, 2 |
About Beatragus
Beatragus is a genus of alcelaphine antelope. The hirola (Beatragus hunteri) is the only living representative, and three extinct species are known, all from Africa.
The hirola and the larger Beatragus antiquus may together represent different phases of a chronospecies; the living hirola probably declined in size as a result of an ecologically impoverished landscape.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Beatragus (revision 1338064423), 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: Q19817354.
