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Diamantochloris fossil map

Where fossils of Diamantochloris 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
FamilyChrysochloridae
Named byPickford 2015
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inNamibia
Rock formationstxn:40535

About Diamantochloris

Diamantochloris is an extinct genus of chrysochlorid that lived during the Lutetian stage of the Eocene epoch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Diamantochloris (revision 1305924550), 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: Q126392081.

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