Caviodon fossil map
Where fossils of Caviodon have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 11.63–2.58 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Caviidae |
| Named by | Ameghino 1885 |
| Fossil records | 26 occurrences at 10 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | Monte Hermoso, Solimoes, txn:42108, San Gregorio, Ituzaingo, Río Quinto |
About Caviodon
Caviodon is an extinct genus of Late Miocene to Late Pliocene (Chapadmalalan to Montehermosan in the SALMA classification) rodents, related to the modern capybara. Fossils of Caviodon have been found in Argentina, Venezuela, and Brazil.
Known species include:
†C. andalhualensis Perez et al. 2018
†C. australis Ameghino 1888
†C. cuyano Vucetitch et al. 2011
†C. multiplicatus Ameghino 1885
†C. pozzii Kraglievich 1927
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Caviodon (revision 1295521068), 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: Q5055153.
