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Paranisolambda fossil map

Where fossils of Paranisolambda 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
Lived56–48.07 million years ago (Ypresian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyProterotheriidae
Named byCifelli 1983
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inBrazil
Rock formationsItaboraí

About Paranisolambda

Paranisolambda is an extinct genus of proterotheriid litopterns from the Early to Middle Eocene of Brazil. Fossils of Paranisolambda have been recovered from the Itaboraí Formation in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Paranisolambda (revision 1321305515), 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: Q113946305.

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