Tyrrhenotragus fossil map
Where fossils of Tyrrhenotragus 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 →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 11.63–5.09 million years ago (Tortonian to Zanclean) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Named by | Thomas 1984 |
| Fossil records | 10 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Italy |
| Rock formations | txn:42742, Synthem CB1 |
About Tyrrhenotragus
Tyrrhenotragus is an extinct genus of bovid that lived in the Late Miocene of Italy. It contains a single species, Tyrrhenotragus gracillimus. Fossils were of Late Vallesian and Early Turolian age and have been found in Baccinello, which at the time of its existence was an island. T. gracillimus has features that are suggestive of an insular animal adapted to island existence.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tyrrhenotragus (revision 1258140630), 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: Q108195316.
