Sciurus fossil map
Where fossils of Sciurus 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 | 41.03 million years ago to the present (Bartonian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Named by | Linnaeus 1758 |
| Fossil records | 278 occurrences at 109 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Germany, France, Greece, Romania, Poland, Italy, China, Israel, Peru … |
| Rock formations | txn:41486, facies Ă Congeria, Wicomico, Xiacaowan, Reuver clay, Caloosahatchee |
About Sciurus
The genus Sciurus ( or ) contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sciurus (revision 1315273168), 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: Q281124.
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