Oreamnos fossil map
Where fossils of Oreamnos 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 | 2.58–0.0117 million years ago (Gelasian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Rafinesque 1817 |
| Fossil records | 24 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Canada |
| Rock formations | txn:42742 |
About Oreamnos
Oreamnos is a genus of North American caprines. The mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) is the only living species. Until the end of the Pleistocene, another species, Oreamnos harringtoni, was distributed to the south of the recent form.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oreamnos (revision 1345022153), 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: Q2897254.
