Episoriculus fossil map
Where fossils of Episoriculus 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 | 23.04 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Named by | Ellerman and Morrison-Scott 1951 |
| Fossil records | 96 occurrences at 35 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Greece, Morocco, Romania, Poland, Austria, TĂĽrkiye |
| Rock formations | txn:40443, C1/LR, Apolakkia |
About Episoriculus
Episoriculus is a genus of shrew in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. Its common name is brown-toothed shrew. It has been described as a subgenus to Soriculus in the past. The genus occurs at a number of locations in Asia, including Nepal and China.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Episoriculus (revision 1380890537), 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: Q2894104.
