Cadurcodon fossil map
Where fossils of Cadurcodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 | 56–23.04 million years ago (Ypresian to Chattian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Amynodontidae |
| Named by | Kretzoi 1942 |
| Fossil records | 100 occurrences at 29 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria |
| Rock formations | txn:43168, Ergilin Dzo, Heti, Hedi, Bailuyuan, Houldjin |
About Cadurcodon
Cadurcodon is an extinct genus of amynodont that lived during the Middle Eocene to Middle Oligocene. Cadurcodon had a wide geographic range, stretching from the Balkans to East Asia. The type species, C. ardynensis, is known from the Late Eocene of Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. Several other species are recognized, all from either Kazakhstan or China. The genera Paracadurcodon and Sianodon, both known from China, are generally agreed to be synonyms of Cadurcodon, though the taxonomy is not entirely solved.
Most species of Cadurcodon reached a body mass of over a tonne, making it one of the largest amynodonts. The largest species, C. kazakademius, is estimated to have weighed 2,247 kilograms (4,954 lb). C. ardynensis was the smallest species, but was still a relatively large amynodont at 846 kilograms (1,865 lb). Cadurcodon was a derived amynodont belonging to the cadurcodontine tribe, a group of relatively lightly built and tapir-like amynodonts. The skull anatomy of Cadurcodon suggests that it had a tapir-like proboscis in life.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cadurcodon (revision 1374494135), 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: Q56256561.
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