Isohyaenodon fossil map
Where fossils of Isohyaenodon 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 | 23.04–15.98 million years ago (Aquitanian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Hyainailouridae |
| Named by | (Savage 1965) |
| Fossil records | 8 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Namibia, Kenya, Uganda |
| Rock formations | txn:347511, Elisabeth Bay |
About Isohyaenodon
Isohyaenodon ("equal to Hyaenodon") is an extinct polyphyletic genus of hyainailourid hyaenodont mammal from the subfamily Hyainailourinae). Remains are known from early to middle Miocene deposits in Kenya, East Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Isohyaenodon (revision 1339756405), 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: Q48971252.
