Numidocapra fossil map
Where fossils of Numidocapra 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 | 5.333 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Arambourg 1949 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 10 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ethiopia, Morocco, Djibouti, South Africa, Tanzania, Algeria |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, 2, Swartkrans, Olduvai |
About Numidocapra
Numidocapra is an extinct genus of bovid from the Pleistocene of Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Numidocapra (revision 1371537022), 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: Q20721988.
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