Archaeotypotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Archaeotypotherium have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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 | 36–21 million years ago (Priabonian to Aquitanian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Archaeohyracidae |
| Named by | Roth 1903 |
| Fossil records | 22 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Chile |
| Rock formations | txn:43433, Abanico, Sarmiento, Agua de la Piedra |
About Archaeotypotherium
Archaeotypotherium is an extinct genus of notoungulate belonging to the family Archaeohyracidae that lived during the Oligocene of Argentina and Chile. It was first described in 1903 by the Argentine paleontologist Santiago Roth.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Archaeotypotherium (revision 1186533590), 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: Q17621523.
