Ashaninkacebus fossil map
Where fossils of Ashaninkacebus 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 | 37.71–27.3 million years ago (Priabonian to Rupelian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Eosimiidae |
| Named by | Marivaux et al. 2023 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil |
| Rock formations | txn:58156 |
About Ashaninkacebus
Ashaninkacebus is an extinct genus of eosimiid that lived around the time of the Eocene-Oligocene transition. The discovery of Ashaninkacebus has been used to suggest there was a third colonization of South America by primates, alongside the rafting events undergone by Platyrrhines and Parapithecids in the Paleogene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ashaninkacebus (revision 1375412047), 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: Q120553506.
