Abajudon fossil map
Where fossils of Abajudon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 252 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 252 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 | Pre-mammals (synapsids) |
|---|---|
| Lived | 274.4–259.857 million years ago |
| Periods | Permian |
| Named by | Angielczyk et al. 2014 |
| Fossil records | 7 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Zambia, Tanzania |
| Rock formations | Madumabisa Mudstone, txn:NF |
About Abajudon
Abajudon is an extinct monotypic genus of dicynodont that lived in what is now the Ruhuhu Formation of Tanzania, Africa (then a part of Pangaea) during the Guadalupian epoch.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Abajudon (revision 1333703031), 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: Q137465439.
