Promephitis fossil map
Where fossils of Promephitis 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 | 11.63–3.55 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Mephitidae |
| Named by | Gaudry 1861 |
| Fossil records | 32 occurrences at 12 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greece, Ukraine, China, Moldova, Russia |
| Rock formations | txn:104743, Karbolia, Hewangjia, Lefkon, Triglia, Lithostratigraphic Unit B |
About Promephitis
Promephitis is an extinct genus of mephitid, of which several species have been described from the Miocene and Pliocene epochs of Europe and Asia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Promephitis (revision 1343744554), 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: Q1328566.
