Vulpavus fossil map
Where fossils of Vulpavus 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 | 56–45.9 million years ago (Ypresian to Lutetian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Named by | Marsh 1871 |
| Fossil records | 228 occurrences at 43 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Canada |
| Rock formations | Willwood, Wasatch, Bridger, Wind River, DeBeque, Margaret |
About Vulpavus
Vulpavus ("ancestor of foxes") is an extinct paraphyletic genus of placental mammals from clade Carnivoraformes, that lived in North America from the early to middle Eocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Vulpavus (revision 1314756799), 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: Q2037594.
