Ictitherium fossil map
Where fossils of Ictitherium 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 | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Hyaenidae |
| Named by | Wagner 1848 |
| Fossil records | 158 occurrences at 47 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Greece, Ukraine, Türkiye, Moldova, Bulgaria, France, South Africa, Kenya, Tajikistan … |
| Rock formations | txn:41020, Ravin de Ratavoux, Varswater, Khurdkabul, Nawata, Nachukui |
About Ictitherium
Ictitherium (meaning "weasel beast") is an extinct genus belonging to the family Hyaenidae and the subfamily Ictitheriinae erected by Trouessart in 1897. Ictitherium lived throughout Eurasia during the Late Miocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ictitherium (revision 1354829260), 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: Q135599.
