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Ernestokokenia fossil map

Where fossils of Ernestokokenia 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
Lived57–33.9 million years ago (Thanetian to Priabonian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyDidolodontidae
Named byAmeghino 1901
Fossil records28 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina, Chile
Rock formationstxn:42290, Las Flores, Sarmiento, Abanico, Geste, Quebrada de los Colorados

About Ernestokokenia

Ernestokokenia is an extinct genus of mammal, belonging to the Didolodontidae. It lived during the Early Eocene and the Middle Eocene, and its fossils were discovered in South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ernestokokenia (revision 1312292442), 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: Q110456194.

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