Bootherium fossil map
Where fossils of Bootherium 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 | 2.58 million years ago to the present (Gelasian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Harlan 1825 |
| Fossil records | 90 occurrences at 44 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Canada |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Floral, American Falls Lake Bed E, Canepatch, Waccamaw, Wando |
About Bootherium
Bootherium is an extinct bovid genus from the Middle to Late Pleistocene of North America which contains a single species, Bootherium bombifrons. Vernacular names for Bootherium include Harlan's muskox, woodox, woodland muskox, helmeted muskox, or bonnet-headed muskox.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bootherium (revision 1368789289), 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: Q38720035.
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