Indratherium fossil map
Where fossils of Indratherium 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 | 2.58–0.774 million years ago (Gelasian to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Giraffidae |
| Named by | Pilgrim 1910 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Pakistan |
| Rock formations | txn:42690 |
About Indratherium
Indratherium is an extinct genus of giraffid that lived during Pleistocene of Sivalik Hills. The type species is Indratherium majori that was described by Pilgrim on the basis of fossils collected from Markanda river of northern India, the second species Indratherium compressus was described on the basis of fossils collected from Sardhok in Pakistan.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indratherium (revision 1378964220), 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: Q6027000.
