Tupaia fossil map
Where fossils of Tupaia have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 20.45–0.774 million years ago (Burdigalian to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Tupaiidae |
| Named by | Raffles 1821 |
| Fossil records | 8 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | China, Pakistan, Thailand |
| Rock formations | txn:40295, Xiaohe, Tatrot |
About Tupaia
Tupaia is a treeshrew genus in the family Tupaiidae that was first described by Thomas Stamford Raffles in 1821.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tupaia (mammal) (revision 1379736261), 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: Q258827.
