Archaeogaia fossil map
Where fossils of Archaeogaia 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 | 61.66–56 million years ago (Selandian to Thanetian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Named by | Zimicz et al. 2020 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina |
| Rock formations | Mealla |
About Archaeogaia
Archaeogaia is an extinct genus of notoungulates that lived during the Early and Middle Paleocene of what is now Argentina. It is one of the oldest known unequivocal notoungulates.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Archaeogaia (revision 1313390943), 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: Q110448306.
