Postschizotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Postschizotherium 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 | 4.16–2.58 million years ago (Zanclean to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Pliohyracidae |
| Named by | von Koenigswald 1932 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Russia |
| Rock formations | Yuxian, txn:43298 |
About Postschizotherium
Postschizotherium is an extinct genus of pliohyracid, a family closely related to but considerably larger than living hyraxes. it was likely a semiaquatic herbivore, compared by paleontologists in ecology with the modern hippopotamus. Postschizotherium is the last known member of its subfamily, the Pliohyracinae. It lived in modern-day Russia and China at the end of the Pliocene and in the Early Pleistocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Postschizotherium (revision 1377651532), 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: Q12901579.
