Hondadelphys fossil map
Where fossils of Hondadelphys 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 | 13.8–11 million years ago (Serravallian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Hondadelphidae |
| Named by | Marshall 1976 |
| Fossil records | 14 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Colombia |
| Rock formations | Villavieja, La Victoria, txn:268350 |
About Hondadelphys
Hondadelphys is an extinct monotypic genus of carnivorous sparassodonts, known from the Middle Miocene of Colombia. The type species, H. fieldsi, was described in 1976 from the fossil locality of La Venta, which hosts fossils from the Villavieja Formation.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hondadelphys (revision 1378091771), 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: Q5901506.
