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Taeniolabis fossil map

Where fossils of Taeniolabis have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 66 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 66 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 →

Taeniolabis
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GroupEarly mammals
Lived66–63.4 million years ago (Danian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyTaeniolabididae
Named byCope 1882
Fossil records36 occurrences at 10 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States, Canada
Rock formationsDenver, Nacimiento, North Horn, Fort Union, Ludlow, Ravenscrag

About Taeniolabis

Taeniolabis ("banded incisor")

is a genus of extinct multituberculate mammal from the Paleocene of North America.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Taeniolabis (revision 1291967904), 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: Q768875.

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