Cadurcotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Cadurcotherium 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 | 33.9–23.04 million years ago (Rupelian to Chattian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Amynodontidae |
| Named by | Gervais 1873 |
| Fossil records | 18 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Pakistan, Switzerland, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Rock formations | txn:43168, Chitarwata, Viens Marl |
About Cadurcotherium
Cadurcotherium is an extinct genus of amynodont that lived in Europe and Asia during the Oligocene. Five species of Cadurcotherium are currently recognized; C. cayluxi from France and Spain, C. minus from France and Switzerland, C. rakoveci from Bosnia-Herzegovina, C. tuskabakensis from Kazakhstan, and C. indicum from Pakistan. Fragmentary fossils of Cadurcotherium have also been described from Germany and Myanmar.
Cadurcotherium was described in 1873, and was the first amynodont to be described. Cadurcotherium was originally known only from isolated teeth and jaw fragments. More complete fossils of Cadurcotherium, including skulls and postcranial fossils, were described in 1995 and 2018. Cadurcotherium did not share the robust and hippopotamus-like build of some other amynodonts; it had elongated limbs, and is interpreted as both a grazer and a forager, with a preference for dry open woodland environments. Dentally, Cadurcotherium is characterized mainly by its very hypsodont (high-crowned) cheek teeth and very narrow lower molars.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cadurcotherium (revision 1359949222), 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: Q20721967.
