Euroxenomys fossil map
Where fossils of Euroxenomys 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 | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 18.5–7.246 million years ago (Burdigalian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Castoridae |
| Named by | Samson and Radulesco 1973 |
| Fossil records | 30 occurrences at 13 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Spain, Germany, Canada, Portugal, France |
| Rock formations | txn:41534, Runningwater, Olcott, Pawnee Creek, Cypress Hills, Madison Valley |
About Euroxenomys
Euroxenomys is an extinct genus of small-size beavers (Castoridae) that lived around 23 to 5 million years ago during the Miocene (Neogene, Cenozoic). Although most specimens were identified in Central Europe, the genus was known to be widely distributed across other continents like North America and Eastern Asia. At the time, it comprised several species among which Euroxenomys minutus sp., E. inconnexus sp., E. wilsoni sp., and E. nanus sp. can be named.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Euroxenomys (revision 1378639762), 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: Q21367165.
