Damaliscus fossil map
Where fossils of Damaliscus 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 | Bovidae |
| Named by | Sclater and Thomas 1894 |
| Fossil records | 190 occurrences at 64 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, DR Congo, Eswatini, Morocco, Sudan, Egypt, Zambia … |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Nachukui, Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Nubia, Koobi Fora |
About Damaliscus
The genus Damaliscus, commonly known as damalisks, is a genus of antelope in the family Bovidae, subfamily Alcelaphinae, found in Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Damaliscus (revision 1305081119), 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: Q2086371.
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