Hemibos fossil map
Where fossils of Hemibos 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 | 3.6–0.774 million years ago (Piacenzian to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Falconer 1865 |
| Fossil records | 10 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | India, Pakistan, China |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Nagrota, Pinjor |
About Hemibos
Hemibos is an extinct even-toed ungulate, belonging to the family Bovidae. Its fossil remains were found across Asia and Europe, including findings from China, the Italian Peninsula, the Iberian Peninsula, the State of Palestine, Israel, Pakistan, and India.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hemibos (revision 1367173651), 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: Q30894071.
