Cabassous fossil map
Where fossils of Cabassous have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 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 0 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 | 2.58 million years ago to the present (Gelasian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Dasypodidae |
| Named by | McMurtie 1831 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Panama, Brazil |
| Rock formations | txn:96034 |
About Cabassous
Cabassous is a genus of South and Central American armadillos. The name is the Latinised form of the Kalini word for "armadillo".
Cladogram of living Cabassous
The genus contains the following four species:
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cabassous (revision 1319561486), 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: Q856879.
