Bathmochoffatia fossil map
Where fossils of Bathmochoffatia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 145 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 145 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 | 154.8–149.2 million years ago (Kimmeridgian) |
| Periods | Jurassic |
| Family | Paulchoffatiidae |
| Named by | Hahn and Hahn 1998 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Portugal |
| Rock formations | Alcobaça |
About Bathmochoffatia
Bathmochoffatia is an extinct mammal of the Upper Jurassic. It was a relatively early member of the also extinct order Multituberculata. It lived in Portugal at about the same time as the far more famous dinosaur, Allosaurus. It is in the suborder "Plagiaulacida", family Paulchoffatiidae. The genus Bathmochoffatia (basal choffatia) was named by Hahn G. and Hahn R. in 1998.
The primary species, Bathmochoffatia hapax, was also named by Hahn and Hahn.
Fossil remains were found in strata dating to the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of Guimarota, Portugal. Remains consist of a solitary molar and one cheek tooth.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bathmochoffatia (revision 1305938711), 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: Q3636176.
