Viverravus fossil map
Where fossils of Viverravus 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 | 60.9–37.71 million years ago (Selandian to Bartonian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Viverravidae |
| Named by | Marsh 1872 |
| Fossil records | 692 occurrences at 105 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Canada, France, Mexico, Mongolia, Portugal, China, United Kingdom |
| Rock formations | Willwood, Wasatch, txn:40992, Bridger, Fort Union, Wind River |
About Viverravus
Viverravus ("ancestor of Viverra") is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct subfamily Viverravinae within extinct family Viverravidae, that lived in North America, Europe and Asia from the middle Paleocene to middle Eocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Viverravus (revision 1323811035), 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: Q2912388.
