Bonapartherium fossil map
Where fossils of Bonapartherium 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 | 56–33.9 million years ago (Ypresian to Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Bonapartheriidae |
| Named by | Pascual 1980 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina |
| Rock formations | Lumbrera, Geste |
About Bonapartherium
Bonapartherium is an extinct genus of polydolopimorphian metatherian known from the Late Eocene to the Earliest Oligocene in what is now Argentina.
Two species are recognized, B. hinakusijum and B. serrensis.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bonapartherium (revision 1371815683), 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: Q12899037.
