Torontoceros fossil map
Where fossils of Torontoceros 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 | 0.129–0.0117 million years ago (Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Named by | Churcher and Peterson 1982 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Canada |
| Rock formations | txn:42652 |
About Torontoceros
Torontoceros ("horn of Toronto") is an extinct genus of deer, with a single species T. hypogaeus, nicknamed the Toronto subway deer due its only known remains (a partial skull with damaged antlers) having been found during the excavation of the Toronto subway line. It lived in the Late Pleistocene (around 12,000 - 11,000 years ago) in Ontario while likely being native over a larger area. Genetic evidence indicates that Torontoceros is likely a synonym of Odocoileus, and it is unclear whether it represents a distinct extinct species of Odocoileus or is a synonym of one of the living species.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Torontoceros (revision 1331114344), 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: Q37763730.
