Odocoileus fossil map
Where fossils of Odocoileus 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 | 4.7 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Named by | Rafinesque 1832 |
| Fossil records | 614 occurrences at 235 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Mexico, Canada, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua … |
| Rock formations | txn:42652, Palm Spring, Bermont, Camp Rice, "unnamed sandstone", Palos Verdes Sand |
About Odocoileus
Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer (family Cervidae) containing three species native to the Americas. The name, sometimes spelled odocoeleus, is a contraction of the Greek root odont-, meaning "tooth," and -coelus, New Latin for "hollow".
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Odocoileus (revision 1368794633), 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: Q2334923.
