Neurogymnurus fossil map
Where fossils of Neurogymnurus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 | 33.9–15.98 million years ago (Rupelian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Erinaceidae |
| Named by | Filhol 1877 |
| Fossil records | 16 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic |
| Rock formations | txn:40367, Chilikty |
About Neurogymnurus
Neurogymnurus is an extinct genus of gymnures. Species are from the Miocene of Turkey and the Oligocene of the Czech Republic, France, Kazakhstan and Turkey.
Species
†Neurogymnurus cayluxi Filhol 1877
synonym †Cayluxotherium elegans Filhol, 1880
synonym †Necrogymllurus cayluxi Filhol, 1877 in M. Friant, 1934, Viret, 1947 and Lavocat, 1951.
†Neurogymnurus indricotherii Lopatin 1999
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Neurogymnurus (revision 1351301589), 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: Q28432508.
