Molinodus fossil map
Where fossils of Molinodus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 66 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 66 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 | 66–61.66 million years ago (Danian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Hyopsodontidae |
| Named by | Muizon and Marshall 1987 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Bolivia |
| Rock formations | Santa Lucía |
About Molinodus
Molinodus is an extinct genus of mammal of uncertain affinities, whose fossils were found at Tiupampa, in Bolivia, in terrains dated from the Paleocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Molinodus (revision 1327098465), 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: Q28098168.
