Galveodon fossil map
Where fossils of Galveodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 130 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 130 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 | 125.77–121.4 million years ago (Barremian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Paulchoffatiidae |
| Named by | Hahn and Hahn 1992 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Spain |
| Rock formations | Camarillas, La Huérguina |
About Galveodon
Galveodon is an extinct mammal of the Lower Cretaceous. It was a relatively early representative of the also extinct order of Multituberculata.
Genus: Galveodon (Hahn G & Hahn R, 1992)
Species: Galveodon nannothus (Hahn G & Hahn R, 1992) from the Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) Camarillas Formation of Galve, Spain. This species is represented by a tooth in the collection of the museum in Galve.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Galveodon (revision 1290818455), 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: Q3757882.
