Amphiperatherium fossil map
Where fossils of Amphiperatherium have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 | 56–12.75 million years ago (Ypresian to Serravallian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Herpetotheriidae |
| Named by | Filhol 1879 |
| Fossil records | 206 occurrences at 61 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy |
| Rock formations | txn:58227, Bembridge Limestone, Headon Hill, Lower Freshwater Molasse, Lignites de Soissonais, Borgloon |
About Amphiperatherium
Amphiperatherium is an extinct genus of metatherian mammal, closely related to marsupials. It ranged from the Early Eocene to the Middle Miocene in Europe. It is the most recent metatherian known from the continent.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Amphiperatherium (revision 1338484582), 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: Q15041824.
