Microtodon fossil map
Where fossils of Microtodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 5.333–3.55 million years ago (Zanclean to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Cricetidae |
| Named by | Miller 1927 |
| Fossil records | 10 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Greece, China |
| Rock formations | Prolemais, txn:41724 |
About Microtodon
Microtodon is an extinct genus of rodent, from the Baranomyinae subfamily of Cricetidae family. It lived in Pliocene epoch. It was described by Gerrit Smith Miller Jr. in 1927.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Microtodon (revision 1354890293), 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: Q110588655.
