Sectisodon fossil map
Where fossils of Sectisodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 20.45–15.98 million years ago (Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Hyainailouridae |
| Named by | Morales and Pickford 2017 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Uganda |
| Rock formations | txn:347511 |
About Sectisodon
Sectisodon ("cutting tooth") is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodont mammal of the subfamily Hyainailourinae from early Oligocene to early Miocene deposits in Egypt and Uganda.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sectisodon (revision 1303059183), 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: Q48848639.
