Asiavorator fossil map
Where fossils of Asiavorator 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 | 37.71–23.04 million years ago (Priabonian to Chattian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Named by | Spassov and Lange-Badré 1995 |
| Fossil records | 12 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Mongolia |
| Rock formations | Hsanda Gol, Ergilin Dzo |
About Asiavorator
Asiavorator (meaning "Asian devourer") is an extinct genus of civet-like carnivoran belonging in the family Stenoplesictidae. It was endemic to Asia and lived during the Eocene and Oligocene epochs.
The teeth of Asiavorator suggest that it was omnivorous or more precisely, ranged from hypercarnivorous to mesocarnivorous.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Asiavorator (revision 1345023238), 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: Q3605635.
