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Notoetayoa fossil map

Where fossils of Notoetayoa have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 56 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 56 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived66–41.03 million years ago (Danian to Lutetian)
PeriodsPaleogene
Named byGelfo et al. 2008
Fossil records4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina
Rock formationsPeñas Coloradas, txn:NF

About Notoetayoa

Notoetayoa is an extinct genus of mammal, from the order Xenungulata. It contains a single species, Notoetayoa gargantuai, which lived during the Middle Paleocene. Its fossilized remains were discovered in South America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Notoetayoa (revision 1313793426), 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: Q21998094.

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