Maobrontops fossil map
Where fossils of Maobrontops 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 | 48.07–37.71 million years ago (Lutetian to Bartonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Brontotheriidae |
| Named by | Averianov et al. 2018 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China |
| Rock formations | Youganwo |
About Maobrontops
Maobrontops (lit. 'Mao(ming) thunder face') is an extinct genus of horned brontothere that lived in East Asia during the Late Eocene. A single species is known, M. paganus, from the Youganwo Formation in Guangdong, China. Maobrontops is known only from a single poorly-preserved maxilla.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Maobrontops (revision 1364968740), 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: Q51801708.
