Miopetaurista fossil map
Where fossils of Miopetaurista have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 23.04–1.4 million years ago (Aquitanian to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Sciuridae |
| Named by | Kretzoi 1962 |
| Fossil records | 86 occurrences at 32 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Germany, China, Poland, Switzerland, United States, France, Greece, Serbia, Austria, Spain … |
| Rock formations | txn:41486, Xiacaowan, Ville, Peace River, Edelény, Lefkon |
About Miopetaurista
Miopetaurista is an extinct genus of flying squirrels in the family Sciuridae. Fossils of this genus have been found from the Miocene and Pliocene of Europe (France, Germany), Asia (China), and North America (Florida, Tennessee).
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Miopetaurista (revision 1354664812), 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: Q6871560.
