Hippotragus fossil map
Where fossils of Hippotragus 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 | 11.63 million years ago to the present (Tortonian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Sundevall 1845 |
| Fossil records | 198 occurrences at 71 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan, DR Congo, Eswatini, Algeria, Egypt, Israel … |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Koobi Fora, Olduvai, Humbu, Nachukui, Swartkrans |
About Hippotragus
Hippotragus is a genus of antelopes which includes two living and one recently extinct species, as well as some fossil relatives. The genus name comes from Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), meaning "horse", and τράγος (trágos), meaning "he-goat", and thus, "horse goat".
Fossil species
†Hippotragus gigas
†Hippotragus cookei? - may be a nomen dubium
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hippotragus (revision 1381276255), 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: Q516624.
