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Argyrohyrax fossil map

Where fossils of Argyrohyrax 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived29–21 million years ago (Rupelian to Aquitanian)
PeriodsPaleogene, Neogene
FamilyInteratheriidae
Named byAmeghino 1897
Fossil records38 occurrences at 12 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina, Bolivia
Rock formationsSarmiento, txn:43409, Agua de la Piedra, Fray Bentos, Deseado

About Argyrohyrax

Argyrohyrax is an extinct genus of interatheriid notoungulate that lived during the Late Oligocene, of what is now Argentina and Bolivia.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Argyrohyrax (revision 1193775734), 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: Q110464385.

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