Cephalophus fossil map
Where fossils of Cephalophus 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 | 11.63 million years ago to the present (Tortonian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Smith 1827 |
| Fossil records | 62 occurrences at 19 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | DR Congo, Kenya, South Africa, Eswatini, Algeria, Zambia, Tanzania |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Koobi Fora, Kapthurin, Makapansgat, Lukeino |
About Cephalophus
Cephalophus is a mammal genus which contains at four species of duiker, a type of small antelope.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cephalophus (revision 1381241945), 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: Q289118.
