Suncus fossil map
Where fossils of Suncus 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 | Soricidae |
| Named by | Ehrenberg 1832 |
| Fossil records | 60 occurrences at 22 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Morocco, Yemen, Poland, Hungary, Zambia, India, Madagascar … |
| Rock formations | txn:40443, Makapansgat, Shungura, Olduvai, Varswater & Bredasdorp, Kromdraai |
About Suncus
Suncus is a genus of shrews in the family Soricidae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Suncus (revision 1325863000), 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: Q645088.
