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Eomakhaira fossil map

Where fossils of Eomakhaira 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived33.9–27.3 million years ago (Rupelian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyProborhyaenidae
Named byEngelman et al. 2020
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inChile
Rock formationsAbanico

About Eomakhaira

Eomakhaira is an extinct genus of sparassodont known from the Oligocene Abanico Formation of Chile. It contains a single species, Eomakhaira molossus. Initially described as a thylacosmilid, subsequent research has supported a position outside of this clade.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eomakhaira (revision 1376333709), 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: Q97621351.

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