Mirotenthes fossil map
Where fossils of Mirotenthes have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 252 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 252 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 | Pre-mammals (synapsids) |
|---|---|
| Lived | 259.857–254.14 million years ago |
| Periods | Permian |
| Named by | Attridge 1956 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | South Africa |
| Rock formations | Teekloof, txn:NF |
About Mirotenthes
Mirotenthes digitipes is a therocephalian known from Late Permian Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone of South Africa.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mirotenthes (revision 1345997313), 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: Q116896881.
