Leptobos fossil map
Where fossils of Leptobos 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 | 7.246–0.0117 million years ago (Messinian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Rutimeyer 1878 |
| Fossil records | 144 occurrences at 67 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Italy, Greece, France, Spain, India, China, Romania, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Hungary … |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Gerakarou, Santa Maria di Ciciliano, Via Cortina d'Ampezzo, Kairubak suite, Ponte Naja |
About Leptobos
Leptobos is an extinct genus of large bovines, known from the Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene of Eurasia, extending from the Iberian Peninsula and Britain to the Indian subcontent and northern China. It is widely posited to be the ancestor of bison.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Leptobos (revision 1360702371), 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: Q3011777.
