Megalovis fossil map
Where fossils of Megalovis 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 | 5.333–0.0117 million years ago (Zanclean to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Schaub 1924 |
| Fossil records | 28 occurrences at 14 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Spain, Romania, Italy, France, Germany, Bulgaria |
| Rock formations | txn:42742 |
About Megalovis
Megalovis is an extinct genus of bovid that lived in Eurasia during the Plio-Pleistocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Megalovis (revision 1191075282), 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: Q56328261.
