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Urmiatherium fossil map

Where fossils of Urmiatherium 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived11.63–5.09 million years ago (Tortonian to Zanclean)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyBovidae
Named byRodler 1888
Fossil records8 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB)
Found inGreece, Türkiye, China
Rock formationsYatagan, Mytilinii, txn:42742, Liushu

About Urmiatherium

Urmiatherium is an extinct genus of caprine bovid that inhabited Eurasia during the Neogene period.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Urmiatherium (revision 1373770573), 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: Q56328250.

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