Prodinoceras fossil map
Where fossils of Prodinoceras 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 | Prodinoceratidae |
| Named by | Matthew et al. 1929 |
| Fossil records | 26 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Mongolia |
| Rock formations | Nomogen, txn:40592, Dabu, Naran Bulak, Khaychin, Khashat |
About Prodinoceras
Prodinoceras, from Ancient Greek πρό (pró), meaning "before", δεινός (deinós), meaning "terrible", and κέρας (kéras), meaning "horn", is the earliest known dinocerate genus, which lived in the late Paleocene of Mongolia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Prodinoceras (revision 1377722695), 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: Q2564411.
