Oxyaena fossil map
Where fossils of Oxyaena 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 →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 59.24–33.9 million years ago (Thanetian to Priabonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Oxyaenidae |
| Named by | Cope 1874 |
| Fossil records | 292 occurrences at 80 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Mongolia, Belgium, China |
| Rock formations | Willwood, DeBeque, Wasatch, San Jose, Huerfano, Las Tetas de Cabra |
About Oxyaena
Oxyaena ("sharp hyena") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct subfamily Oxyaeninae within extinct family Oxyaenidae, that lived in Europe, Asia and North America (with most specimens being found in Colorado) during the early Eocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Oxyaena (revision 1351964963), 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: Q1084982.
