Pakakali fossil map
Where fossils of Pakakali 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 →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 27.3–23.04 million years ago (Chattian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Named by | Borths and Stevens 2017 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Tanzania |
| Rock formations | Nsungwe |
About Pakakali
Pakakali ("fierce cat") is an extinct genus of hyainailouroid hyaenodont classified as either a teratodontine or hyainailourine that lived in what is now Tanzania during the Late Oligocene. It is known from a single species, P. rukwaensis.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pakakali (revision 1365429949), 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: Q51310406.
