Capreolus fossil map
Where fossils of Capreolus 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 | Cervidae |
| Named by | (Gray 1821) |
| Fossil records | 202 occurrences at 84 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Romania, Hungary, United Kingdom, Israel, Slovakia … |
| Rock formations | txn:42652, Unterer Travertin, Tomori, Balta sands, Oberer Travertin I, Cromer Forest Bed |
About Capreolus
Capreolus is a genus of deer, the roe deer. It contains two species native to Eurasia, and fossil evidence also supports their former presence in North America.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Capreolus (revision 1371148842), 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: Q1043583.
