 The type species is "Cephalanthus occidentalis".16 fossil mericarps of †"Chephalanthus pusillus" have been described from middle Miocene strata of the Fasterholt area near Silkeborg in Central Jutland, Denmark.Trans-Kalahari Corridor

The Trans-Kalahari Corridor is a paved highway corridor that provides a direct route from Walvis Bay and Windhoek in central Namibia, through Botswana, to Pretoria in Gauteng province in South Africa.