Pleuraspidotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Pleuraspidotherium 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 | 59.24–48.07 million years ago (Thanetian to Ypresian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Pleuraspidotheriidae |
| Named by | Lemoine 1878 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | France, Spain |
| Rock formations | txn:172037, Marnes de Dormans |
About Pleuraspidotherium
Pleuraspidotherium is an extinct genus of condylarth of the family Pleuraspidotheriidae, whose fossils have been found in the Late Paleocene Marnes de Montchenot of France and the Tremp Formation of modern Spain.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pleuraspidotherium (revision 1354871987), 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: Q7204740.
