Praesinomegaceros fossil map
Where fossils of Praesinomegaceros 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 | 2.58–0.0117 million years ago (Gelasian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Named by | Vislobokova 1983 |
| Fossil records | 8 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Pakistan |
| Rock formations | Pinjor, txn:42652 |
About Praesinomegaceros
Praesinomegaceros is an extinct genus of deer that lived in Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Praesinomegaceros (revision 1291847189), 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: Q21355937.
