Meketibolodon fossil map
Where fossils of Meketibolodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 145 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 145 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 | 154.8–149.2 million years ago (Kimmeridgian) |
| Periods | Jurassic |
| Family | Paulchoffatiidae |
| Named by | Hahn 1993 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Portugal |
| Rock formations | Alcobaça |
About Meketibolodon
Meketibolodon is a genus of extinct mammal from the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) Camadas de Guimarota of Guimarota, Portugal. It was a relatively early member of the also extinct order Multituberculata, suborder Plagiaulacida, family Paulchoffatiidae. The genus was named by Hahn G. in 1993 based on nine specimens of lower jaw. The type species is Pseudobolodon robustus Hahn 1978.
"Meketibolodon (Hahn 1993) is distinguished from the other genera [of Paulchoffatiidae] by two characters: the tooth row is significantly convexly curved upwards, and the corpus mandibulae has angled margins ventrally (Hahn and Hahn 1998b). The incisor is more strongly curved than it is the case in Paulchoffatia, and its root is longer. The corpus mandibulae is similarly massive to that in Paulchoffatia" (Hahn and Hahn 2000, p. 105). The corpus mandibulae is the part of the lower jaw beneath the tooth row, and mekéti (μηκέτι) is Greek for 'no longer'.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Meketibolodon (revision 1354818636), 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: Q3854056.
