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Buxella fossil map

Where fossils of Buxella 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived48.07–41.03 million years ago (Lutetian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyNotharctidae
Named byGodinot 1988
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inFrance
Rock formationstxn:91590

About Buxella

Buxella is a genus of adapiform primate that lived in Europe during the middle Eocene.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Buxella (revision 1217684944), 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: Q20686134.

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