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Geniohyus fossil map

Where fossils of Geniohyus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived37.71–23.04 million years ago (Priabonian to Chattian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyPliohyracidae
Named byAndrews 1904
Fossil records10 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB)
Found inEgypt, Saudi Arabia
Rock formationsJebel Qatrani, Shumaysi

About Geniohyus

Geniohyus was a genus of herbivorous hyrax-grouped mammal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Geniohyus (revision 1336672996), 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: Q12900040.

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