Microcolobus fossil map
Where fossils of Microcolobus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 13.82–7.246 million years ago (Serravallian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Cercopithecidae |
| Named by | Benefit and Pickford 1986 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya |
| Rock formations | Ngorora, Nakali |
About Microcolobus
Microcolobus is an extinct genus of Old World monkey that lived in eastern Africa during the Late Miocene and is regarded as the first known member of the Colobinae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Microcolobus (revision 1365046230), 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: Q108325127.
