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Comaphorus fossil map

Where fossils of Comaphorus 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived8–5 million years ago (Tortonian to Zanclean)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyGlyptodontidae
Named byAmeghino 1886
Fossil records2 occurrences at 1 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina
Rock formationsItuzaingo

About Comaphorus

Comaphorus is a dubious extinct genus of glyptodont. It lived during the Late Miocene in Argentina, but only one fossil has ever been referred to the animal.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Comaphorus (revision 1194309982), 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: Q60977616.

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