Oriomeryx fossil map
Where fossils of Oriomeryx have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 22.4–15.98 million years ago (Aquitanian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Moschidae |
| Named by | Ginsburg 1985 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Spain |
| Rock formations | txn:42640 |
About Oriomeryx
Oriomeryx is an extinct genus of the family Moschidae, endemic to Europe from the early Miocene epoch, approximately 20 Ma. Fossils are known only from a single site in Zaragoza, Spain.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oriomeryx (revision 1258220393), 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: Q7102747.
