Lophialetes fossil map
Where fossils of Lophialetes have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 45 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 45 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 | 56–23.04 million years ago (Ypresian to Chattian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Lophialetidae |
| Named by | Matthew and Granger 1925 |
| Fossil records | 42 occurrences at 16 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, North Korea, Kazakhstan |
| Rock formations | txn:43113, Irdin Manha, Chonkurchak, Hetaoyuan, Kholboldchi, Irtysh River |
About Lophialetes
Lophialetes is an extinct genus of lophialetid from the Eocene epoch found in China.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lophialetes (revision 1369356183), 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: Q61454613.
