Diacodexis fossil map
Where fossils of Diacodexis 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 | 56–37.71 million years ago (Ypresian to Bartonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Diacodexeidae |
| Named by | Cope 1882 |
| Fossil records | 800 occurrences at 191 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, France, India, Spain, United Kingdom, Belgium, Mexico, Portugal, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan … |
| Rock formations | Willwood, Wind River, Wasatch, txn:135248, DeBeque, "Wasatch" |
About Diacodexis
Diacodexis is an extinct genus of small herbivorous mammals belonging to the family Diacodexeidae that lived in North America and Europe from 55.4 mya to 46.2 mya, existing for approximately 9.2 million years.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Diacodexis (revision 1379914548), 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: Q976572.
