Menelikia fossil map
Where fossils of Menelikia 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 | 11.63–0.0117 million years ago (Tortonian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Arambourg 1941 |
| Fossil records | 158 occurrences at 59 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, Ethiopia, DR Congo, Uganda |
| Rock formations | Koobi Fora, Shungura, Nachukui, txn:42742, Warwire, Lusso Beds |
About Menelikia
Menelikia is a genus of extinct Artiodactyl mammals, belonging to the bovids. It lived from the middle Pliocene to the middle Pleistocene (circa 4.1 - 1.4 million years ago) and its fossils are found in East Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Menelikia (revision 1336749198), 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: Q30893981.
