Miotragocerus fossil map
Where fossils of Miotragocerus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Stromer 1928 |
| Fossil records | 110 occurrences at 45 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greece, Spain, Pakistan, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Kenya, Austria, Tunisia, Türkiye … |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Mytilinii, Ravin de Ratavoux, Chinji, Nikiti, Beglia |
About Miotragocerus
Miotragocerus is an extinct genus of bovine bovid native to Eurasia during the latter part of the Miocene epoch, from around 13 to 6 million years ago, spanning from Europe to China.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Miotragocerus (revision 1356001736), 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: Q15041548.
