Teilhardina fossil map
Where fossils of Teilhardina 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 | 56–48.07 million years ago (Ypresian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Omomyidae |
| Named by | Simpson 1940 |
| Fossil records | 88 occurrences at 22 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, France, Belgium, China, United Kingdom |
| Rock formations | Willwood, Tienen, Wasatch, Tuscahoma, Golden Valley, Argiles d'lignite du Soissonnais |
About Teilhardina
Teilhardina (, teye-har-DEE-nuh) is an extinct marmoset-like omomyid primate that lived in Europe, North America and Asia during the Early Eocene epoch, about 56 to 47 million years ago. The paleontologist George Gaylord Simpson named it after the French paleontologist, Jesuit and philosopher Teilhard de Chardin.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Teilhardina (revision 1375729311), 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: Q3278562.
