Cervavitus fossil map
Where fossils of Cervavitus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 23.04–0.0117 million years ago (Aquitanian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Named by | Chomenko 1913 |
| Fossil records | 74 occurrences at 33 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Russia, Hungary, France |
| Rock formations | txn:42652, Lantian, Yuanmou, Kuchurgan sands, Linxia, Poate |
About Cervavitus
Cervavitus is a genus of prehistoric deer that lived from the late Miocene (Vallesian age) to the Early Pleistocene (Villafranchian age) in parts of Western and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and China.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cervavitus (revision 1369353385), 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: Q17624908.
