Dorcopsis fossil map
Where fossils of Dorcopsis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 23.04–2.58 million years ago (Aquitanian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Macropodidae |
| Named by | Schlegel and Müller 1845 |
| Fossil records | 10 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| Rock formations | Otibanda, Loxton, Grange Burn, txn:40140 |
About Dorcopsis
Dorcopsis is a genus of marsupial in the family Macropodidae. The members of the genus are found on the island of New Guinea.
The fossil record of the genus is scant, coming only from Pliocene southeastern Australia in the form of one species (Dorcopsis wintercookorum) and indeterminate fossil teeth attributed to the genus Dorcopsis.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dorcopsis (revision 1370254647), 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: Q909045.
