Croizetoceros fossil map
Where fossils of Croizetoceros 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 | 8.725–0.0117 million years ago (Tortonian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Named by | Heintz 1970 |
| Fossil records | 76 occurrences at 35 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Greece, Spain, Slovakia, Poland, Italy, Germany, Moldova, Hungary, Ukraine |
| Rock formations | txn:42652, Gerakarou, Venta del Moro-Villatoya, Karboliya, Guadix, Reuver clay |
About Croizetoceros
Croizetoceros is an extinct genus of deer which lived throughout much of Europe, first appearing during the last stages of the Miocene and living until the Early Pleistocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Croizetoceros (revision 1322611099), 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: Q20721944.
