Mahgarita fossil map
Where fossils of Mahgarita 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 | 45.9–37 million years ago (Lutetian to Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Named by | Wilson and Szalay 1976 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Devil's Graveyard, Laredo |
About Mahgarita
Mahgarita stevensi is a species of adapiform primate that lived in North America during the late Eocene. It is the only species of the genus Mahgarita. Fossils of the genus were found in the Duchesnean Laredo and Devil's Graveyard Formations of Texas.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mahgarita (revision 1374187683), 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: Q20817870.
