Machaeroides fossil map
Where fossils of Machaeroides 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 | 56–45.9 million years ago (Ypresian to Lutetian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Oxyaenidae |
| Named by | Matthew 1909 |
| Fossil records | 8 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Wind River, Bridger |
About Machaeroides
Machaeroides ("dagger-like") is an extinct genus of sabre-toothed predatory placental mammals from the extinct subfamily Machaeroidinae within the extinct family Oxyaenidae, that lived in North America (Wyoming) from the early to middle Eocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Machaeroides (revision 1376647956), 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: Q936606.
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