Dorcatherium fossil map
Where fossils of Dorcatherium have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Tragulidae |
| Named by | Kaup 1839 |
| Fossil records | 332 occurrences at 97 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Kenya, Pakistan, Germany, Greece, China, Spain, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, India … |
| Rock formations | txn:42598, Maboko, Chinji, Brackwater Molasse, Lothidok, Xiacaowan |
About Dorcatherium
Dorcatherium is an extinct genus of tragulid ruminant which existed in Europe, East Africa, and the Siwaliks during the Miocene and possibly Pliocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dorcatherium (revision 1358228840), 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: Q5297574.
