Elephantulus fossil map
Where fossils of Elephantulus 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 | Macroscelididae |
| Named by | Thomas and Schwann 1906 |
| Fossil records | 64 occurrences at 15 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania |
| Rock formations | Makapansgat, txn:40298, Varswater, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, Olduvai |
About Elephantulus
Elephantulus is a genus of sengi, or elephant shrew, in the family Macroscelididae.
It contains the following species:
Short-snouted sengi (E. brachyrhynchus)
Cape sengi (E. edwardii)
Dusky-footed sengi (E. fuscipes)
Dusky sengi (E. fuscus)
Bushveld sengi (E. intufi)
Eastern rock sengi (E. myurus)
Karoo rock sengi (E. pilicaudus)
Western rock sengi (E. rupestris)
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Elephantulus (revision 1361640941), 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: Q1326344.
