Procapra fossil map
Where fossils of Procapra 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 | 13.82–0.0117 million years ago (Serravallian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Hodgson 1846 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Ukraine, China |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Guxiangtun |
About Procapra
Procapra is a genus of Asian gazelles, including three living species:
Mongolian gazelle P. gutturosa
Tibetan gazelle P. picticaudata
Przewalski's gazelle P. przewalskii
The oldest fossils belonging to the genus Procapra date from the late Pliocene or early Pleistocene of central Asia, when the climate was wetter and milder than now. The genus apparently evolved from animals similar to the Pliocene gazelle Gazella sinensis, and is known to have been hunted by early Neolithic humans at Lake Qinghai in China.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Procapra (revision 1296249448), 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: Q782492.
