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Sipalocyon fossil map

Where fossils of Sipalocyon 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived56–13.82 million years ago (Ypresian to Langhian)
PeriodsPaleogene, Neogene
Named byAmeghino 1887
Fossil records86 occurrences at 25 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina, Chile, Peru, France
Rock formationsSanta Cruz, txn:NF, Sarmiento, Cerro Bandera, Río Frias, Cura-Mallín

About Sipalocyon

Sipalocyon is an extinct genus of hathliacynid sparassodont that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sipalocyon (revision 1354048446), 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: Q28337441.

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