Praeovibos fossil map
Where fossils of Praeovibos 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 | 5.333–0.0117 million years ago (Zanclean to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Staudinger 1908 |
| Fossil records | 28 occurrences at 13 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany, Spain, Russia, United States, Greece, Czech Republic, Netherlands |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Platanochori, Guadix |
About Praeovibos
Praeovibos, also known as the giant muskox, is an extinct genus of bovid that contains a single species, Praeovibos priscus. It is closely related to the living muskox (Ovibos moschatus), and is placed as a part of the same tribe Ovibovini.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Praeovibos (revision 1322429511), 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: Q54875504.
