Eleutherocercus fossil map
Where fossils of Eleutherocercus 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 | 8–3 million years ago (Tortonian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Glyptodontidae |
| Named by | Koken 1888 |
| Fossil records | 28 occurrences at 8 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina |
| Rock formations | Monte Hermoso, txn:43568, Corral Quemado, Andalhuala, Ituzaingo, El Polvorín |
About Eleutherocercus
Eleutherocercus was a genus of glyptodonts that lived during the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene in South America. Fossils of the genus have been found in the Huayquerian Ituzaingó Formation (E. paranensis) and the Montehermosan Monte Hermoso Formation (E. antiquus) in Argentina.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eleutherocercus (revision 1353603538), 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: Q5359504.
