Myosorex fossil map
Where fossils of Myosorex 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 | 7.246 million years ago to the present (Messinian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Named by | Gray 1838 |
| Fossil records | 24 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa, Spain, France, Ethiopia, Tanzania |
| Rock formations | txn:40443, Makapansgat, Kromdraai, Shungura, Olduvai, Valdeganga |
About Myosorex
Myosorex is a mammal genus in the Soricidae (shrew) family. The genus, collectively referred to as the mouse shrews, contains these species:
Babault's mouse shrew, M. babaulti
Montane mouse shrew, M. blarina
Bururi forest shrew, M. bururiensis
Dark-footed mouse shrew, M. cafer
Eisentraut's mouse shrew, M. eisentrauti
Geata mouse shrew, M. geata
Nyika mouse shrew or Nyika burrowing shrew, M. gnoskei
Kahuzi swamp shrew, M. jejei
Kabogo mouse shrew M. kabogoensis
Kihaule's mouse shrew, M. kihaulei
Long-tailed forest shrew, M. longicaudatus
Meester's forest shrew, M. meesteri
Oku mouse shrew, M. okuensis
Rumpi mouse shrew, M. rumpii
Schaller's mouse shrew, M. schalleri
Sclater's mouse shrew, M. sclateri
Thin mouse shrew, M. tenuis
Forest shrew, M. varius
Kilimanjaro mouse shrew, M. zinki
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Myosorex (revision 1380982614), 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: Q386788.
