Boualitomus fossil map
Where fossils of Boualitomus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 56 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 56 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 | 61.66–59.24 million years ago (Selandian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Hyaenodontidae |
| Named by | Gheerbrant et al. 2006 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Morocco |
| Rock formations | txn:40903 |
About Boualitomus
Boualitomus ("Ouled Bou Ali blade") is an extinct genus of basal hyaenodont from the early Eocene of Morocco. It is known from a single species, Boualitomus marocanensis, represented by a partial right dentary. This singular fossil was found in the Ouled Abdoun Basin, most likely within the Ypresian-age "bed I" of the Grand Daoui area.
Boualitomus is one of several very early-diverging hyaenodonts from Morocco, alongside the even older Tinerhodon and Lahimia. Early, unspecialized hyaenodonts like Boualitomus are sometimes classified in the subfamily "Proviverrinae", though some studies prefer a more restricted use of that subfamily. A 2009 study grouped Boualitomus, Lahimia, and Koholia (a slightly younger genus from Algeria) into the clade Koholiinae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Boualitomus (revision 1380646594), 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: Q106485641.
