Wortmania fossil map
Where fossils of Wortmania 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 →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 66–63.4 million years ago (Danian) |
| Periods | Paleogene |
| Family | Stylinodontidae |
| Named by | Hay 1899 |
| Fossil records | 18 occurrences at 4 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States |
| Rock formations | Nacimiento, Fort Union |
About Wortmania
Wortmania ("Wotman's animal") is an extinct genus of taeniodonts from extinct subfamily Wortmaniinae within extinct family Stylinodontidae, that lived in North America during the early Paleocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Wortmania (revision 1314909599), 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: Q22443083.
