Cynohyaenodon fossil map
Where fossils of Cynohyaenodon 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 | 41.03–33.9 million years ago (Bartonian to Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Hyaenodontidae |
| Named by | Filhol 1873 |
| Fossil records | 12 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Switzerland |
| Rock formations | txn:40903, Perriere, Perrière |
About Cynohyaenodon
Cynohyaenodon ("dog-like Hyaenodon") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from extinct family Hyaenodontidae that lived from the early to middle Eocene in Europe.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cynohyaenodon (revision 1368533467), 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: Q16939501.
