Raphicerus fossil map
Where fossils of Raphicerus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 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 0 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 | 23.04 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Smith 1827 |
| Fossil records | 226 occurrences at 71 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Zambia |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Varswater, Vogel River Series, Swartkrans, Koobi Fora, Hadar |
About Raphicerus
Raphicerus is a genus of small antelopes of the tribe Neotragini (subfamily Antilopinae).
Raphicerus is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Kenya in the north to the Western Cape in South Africa.
The genus contains three species:
Cape or southern grysbok R. melanotis
Sharpe's or northern grysbok R. sharpei
Steenbok R. campestris
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Raphicerus (revision 1089575411), 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: Q2345033.
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