Paenelimnoecus fossil map
Where fossils of Paenelimnoecus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 20–1.8 million years ago (Burdigalian to Gelasian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Soricidae |
| Named by | Baudelot 1972 |
| Fossil records | 76 occurrences at 33 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany, Poland, Spain, Austria, China, Hungary, France, Greece, Türkiye, Ukraine |
| Rock formations | txn:40443, Sajovolgyi, Edelény, Szurdokpüspöki, Detritic-Carbonated Unit of Subirats |
About Paenelimnoecus
Paenelimnoecus is an extinct genus of allosoricin shrew from the Miocene epoch. At present, its fossil range is restricted to Eurasia. It has a complicated taxonomic history and it is uncertain exactly which species belong to it. Its higher classification is also tentative.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Paenelimnoecus (revision 1349169014), 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: Q104852741.
