Aktautitan fossil map
Where fossils of Aktautitan have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 45 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 45 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 | 48.07–37.71 million years ago (Lutetian to Bartonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Brontotheriidae |
| Named by | Mihlbachler et al. 2004 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kazakhstan |
| Rock formations | Kyzylbulak |
About Aktautitan
Aktautitan is an extinct genus of horned brontothere that lived in Central Asia during the Middle Eocene, in the Irdinmanhan land mammal age. The genus contains a single species, A. hippopotamopus, known from Kazakhstan.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aktautitan (revision 1379714674), 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: Q2635554.
