Plesiogulo fossil map
Where fossils of Plesiogulo 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 | 15.98–2.58 million years ago (Langhian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Mustelidae |
| Named by | Zdansky 1934 |
| Fossil records | 66 occurrences at 32 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Greece, Canada, South Africa, China, Ukraine, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Spain, Ethiopia … |
| Rock formations | txn:41086, Varswater, Lukeino, Ogallala, McKay, Alkali Canyon |
About Plesiogulo
Plesiogulo is a genus of prehistoric carnivore that lived from the Miocene to the Pliocene of Africa, Eurasia, and North America. An ancestral relationship to the wolverine (Gulo gulo) was once suggested, but it is no longer considered likely. However, some authorities still consider it a member of the Guloninae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Plesiogulo (revision 1374560532), 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: Q25095338.
