Aceroryctes fossil map
Where fossils of Aceroryctes have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 56 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 56 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 | 56–51.1 million years ago (Ypresian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Palaeoryctidae |
| Named by | Rankin and Holroyd 2014 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Wasatch |
About Aceroryctes
Aceroryctes ("bitter digger") is an extinct genus of mammals from family Palaeoryctidae, that lived in North America during the early Eocene. Type species Aceroryctes dulcis is known from the Wasatch Formation of Wyoming.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aceroryctes (revision 1377712798), 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: Q136696954.
