Capricornis fossil map
Where fossils of Capricornis 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 | 0.774–0.0117 million years ago (Chibanian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Fossil records | 32 occurrences at 15 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia |
| Rock formations | txn:42742 |
About Capricornis
The serow (, or ) is any of four species of medium-sized goat-like or antelope-like mammals in the genus Capricornis in the family Bovidae. All four species of serow were, until recently, classified under Naemorhedus, which now only contains the gorals.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Serow (revision 1365474742), 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: Q1140380.
