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Xylotitan fossil map

Where fossils of Xylotitan have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 45 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 45 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived48.07–37.71 million years ago (Lutetian to Bartonian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyBrontotheriidae
Named byMihlbachler and Samuels 2016
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States
Rock formationsClarno

About Xylotitan

Xylotitan is an extinct genus of brontotheriid that lived in Oregon during the Middle Eocene. It contains the species X. cenosus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Xylotitan (revision 1364410474), 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: Q60496507.

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