Barytherium fossil map
Where fossils of Barytherium 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 | 41.03–27.3 million years ago (Bartonian to Rupelian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Barytheriidae |
| Named by | Andrews 1901 |
| Fossil records | 14 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Libya, Egypt, Western Sahara |
| Rock formations | txn:43283, Qasr el-Sagha, Idam Unit, Jebel Qatrani, Aridal |
About Barytherium
Barytherium (meaning "heavy beast") is a genus of an extinct genus of large primitive proboscideans that lived during the late Eocene and early Oligocene in North Africa. The type species is Barytherium grave, found at the beginning of the 20th century in Fayum, Egypt. Since then, more complete specimens have been found at Dor el Talha, Libya. More fossils were also discovered in 2011 in the Aidum area in Dhofar by Oman's Ministry of Heritage and Culture, which was named Barytherium omansi.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Barytherium (revision 1369747013), 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: Q148649.
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