Eosqualiolus fossil map
Where fossils of Eosqualiolus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | Ancient fish & sharks |
|---|---|
| Lived | 48.07–15.98 million years ago (Lutetian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Dalatiidae |
| Named by | Adnet 2006 |
| Fossil records | 9 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Slovakia, France, Austria |
| Rock formations | Laksarska Nova Ves, Miretrain Marl, Marnes de Miretrain, Kressenberg |
About Eosqualiolus
Eosqualiolus is an extinct genus of sharks in the family Dalatiidae. It was described by Sylvain Adnet in 2006, and the type species is E. aturensis, which existed during the middle Eocene of what is now France. A new species, E. skrovinai, which existed in what is now Slovakia during the Miocene period, was described by Charlie J. Underwood and Jan Schlogl in 2012, and named in honour of Michal Škrovina. E. skrovinai was described from 14 fossil teeth found in the Laksarska Nova Ves Formation; 9 upper and 5 lower, some of which were partial and some were complete.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eosqualiolus (revision 1213143160), 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: Q5381951.
