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Qurliqnoria fossil map

Where fossils of Qurliqnoria 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived11.63–2.58 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyBovidae
Named byBohlin 1937
Fossil records6 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB)
Found inChina
Rock formationsZanda, txn:42742

About Qurliqnoria

Qurliqnoria is an extinct genus of caprine bovid that inhabited Eurasia during the Neogene period.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Qurliqnoria (revision 1344904290), 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: Q100166242.

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