Pedetes fossil map
Where fossils of Pedetes 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 | 5.333 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Pedetidae |
| Named by | Illiger 1811 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Tanzania, South Africa, Kenya |
| Rock formations | txn:41965, Swartkrans, Vogel River Series |
About Pedetes
Pedetes is a genus of rodent, the springhares, in the family Pedetidae. Members of the genus are distributed across southern and Eastern Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pedetes (revision 1375473059), 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: Q3027980.
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