Protragocerus fossil map
Where fossils of Protragocerus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 15.98–7.246 million years ago (Langhian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Deperet 1887 |
| Fossil records | 30 occurrences at 8 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, Saudi Arabia, India, France, Spain, Russia |
| Rock formations | Ngorora, txn:42742, Tiim, Upper Koru Series, Hofuf, Chinji |
About Protragocerus
Protragocerus is an extinct genus of tragoportacin bovine that inhabited France, India, and Saudi Arabia during the late Serravallian Age (around 13 to 11 million years ago) of the Miocene Epoch. It was named in 1887 by French palaeontologist Charles Depéret in 1887. One former species, Protragocerus labidotus of Kenya, has been reclassified in its own genus, Kipsigicerus.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Protragocerus (revision 1340460201), 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: Q7252186.
