Dolichopithecus fossil map
Where fossils of Dolichopithecus 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 | 5.333–0.0117 million years ago (Zanclean to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cercopithecidae |
| Named by | Depéret 1889 |
| Fossil records | 38 occurrences at 18 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Romania, France, Moldova, Greece, Hungary, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Spain |
| Rock formations | txn:40860, Gonia |
About Dolichopithecus
Dolichopithecus is an extinct genus of Old World monkey that lived in Europe during the Late Miocene and Pliocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dolichopithecus (revision 1309137742), 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: Q48679986.
