Gracilocyon fossil map
Where fossils of Gracilocyon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 56 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 56 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 | 59.24–48.07 million years ago (Thanetian to Ypresian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Named by | Smith and Smith 2010 |
| Fossil records | 28 occurrences at 11 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Belgium, Romania, France |
| Rock formations | Willwood, Tienen, Tuscahoma, Jibou, Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais |
About Gracilocyon
Gracilocyon ("gracile dog") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America and Europe from the late Paleocene to the early Eocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gracilocyon (revision 1292465014), 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: Q5591637.
