Palaeoreas fossil map
Where fossils of Palaeoreas 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 | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Gaudry 1861 |
| Fossil records | 48 occurrences at 19 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greece, Türkiye, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Moldova, France, China |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Pikermi, Dytiko, Nikiti, Nea Messimvria, Ravin de Ratavoux |
About Palaeoreas
Palaeoreas was a genus of Miocene bovid from Europe.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Palaeoreas (revision 1306575654), 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: Q56328085.
