Fossils found in Costa Rica
The Paleobiology Database records 133 fossil occurrences of 66 genera in Costa Rica. Every fossil site is shown on the map; colours show the main group found there. Countries are as recorded by the Paleobiology Database for each fossil collection.
Dots are fossil collections in the Paleobiology Database on today’s map, merged where closer than about 5 km. See them on the ancient Earth →
What fossils have been found in Costa Rica?
The genera with the most fossil records in Costa Rica include Glyptotherium, Equus, Eremotherium, Cuvieronius, Squalodon, Holmesina.
Crocodile relatives (2 genera)
Crocodylus · 1 more genera recorded.
Ice Age & later mammals (27 genera)
Glyptotherium, Equus, Eremotherium, Cuvieronius, Squalodon, Dinohippus, Holmesina, Mixotoxodon, Eurhinodelphis, Rhynchotherium, Pachyarmatherium, Orycterocetus, Pampatherium, Protohippus, Cormohipparion, Pliometanastes, Scirrotherium, Prosthennops, Calippus, Goniodelphis, Hadrodelphis · 6 more genera recorded.
Ancient fish & sharks (37 genera)
Anotodus, Otodus · 35 more genera recorded.
Fossil occurrences: Paleobiology Database (CC0 as reported by the API; CC BY 4.0 policy), downloaded 23 October 2026. Genus pages quote Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).