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Stenogale fossil map

Where fossils of Stenogale have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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
Lived27.3–23.04 million years ago (Chattian)
PeriodsPaleogene
Named bySchlosser 1888
Fossil records8 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB)
Found inFrance, Switzerland, Germany
Rock formationstxn:NF

About Stenogale

Stenogale is an extinct genus of carnivorans whose fossils are found in France, Germany, and Switzerland.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Stenogale (revision 1298251444), 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: Q56328043.

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