Oligopetes fossil map
Where fossils of Oligopetes have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 →
About Oligopetes
Oligopetes is an extinct genus of rodents in the family of Aplodontiidae, found from Spain to Pakistan during the Oligocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oligopetes (revision 1363527897), 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: Q11939319.
