Batodonoides fossil map
Where fossils of Batodonoides have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 45 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 45 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 | 56–37 million years ago (Ypresian to Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Geolabididae |
| Named by | Novacek 1976 |
| Fossil records | 56 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Friars, Santiago, Willwood, Stadium, Mission Valley, Sespe |
About Batodonoides
Batodonoides (often misspelled as Batonoides) is a genus of extinct shrew-like mammals, which includes a species that is possibly the smallest mammal to have ever lived. Species of Batodonoides lived about 42 to 53 million years ago during the early to middle Eocene Epoch in North America. The genus contains four species: the type species B. powayensis, the older B. vanhouteni, B. walshi and B. rileyi.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Batodonoides (revision 1286363009), 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: Q2199153.
