''Peratherium'' is a
genus of
metatherian mammals in the family
Herpetotheriidae that lived in Europe and Africa from the
Early Eocene
In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by the Eocene Lutetian Age. The Ypresian i ...
to the
Early Miocene. Species include the following:
*''Peratherium africanum''
*''Peratherium antiquum''
*''Peratherium bretouense''
*''Peratherium cayluxi''
*''Peratherium constans''
*''Peratherium cuvieri''
*''Peratherium elegans''
*''Peratherium lavergnense''
*''Peratherium matronense''
*''Peratherium monspeliense''
*''Peratherium perrierense''
*''Peratherium sudrei''
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Prehistoric metatherians
Oligocene mammals
Oligocene mammals of Europe
Paleogene France
Fossils of France
Quercy Phosphorites Formation
Prehistoric mammal genera
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