Protoryx fossil map
Where fossils of Protoryx 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 | 15.98–2.58 million years ago (Langhian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Forsyth Major 1891 |
| Fossil records | 78 occurrences at 23 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greece, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Bulgaria, Lebanon, China, Chad, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Mytilinii, Kuruksai suite, Bahe, Vathylakkos, Gusar suite |
About Protoryx
Protoryx is an extinct genus of goat-antelope. A new species, P. tuvaensis, was described by E. L. Dmitrieva and N. V. Serdyuk in 2011, from Russia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Protoryx (revision 1374560874), 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: Q7252109.
