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Apeirodon fossil map

Where fossils of Apeirodon 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived37.71–33.9 million years ago (Priabonian)
PeriodsPaleogene
Named byBabot et al. 2020
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina
Rock formationsGeste

About Apeirodon

Apeirodon is an extinct genus of mammal belonging to the clade Polypodiomorphia that inhabited Argentina during the Eocene epoch. It contains a single species, A. sorianoi.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Apeirodon (revision 1371815473), 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: Q132155120.

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