Eumegamys fossil map
Where fossils of Eumegamys 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 | Dinomyidae |
| Named by | Kraglievich 1926 |
| Fossil records | 30 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil |
| Rock formations | Urumaco, Ituzaingo, Solimoes, txn:42089 |
About Eumegamys
Eumegamys is an extinct genus of dinomyid rodent from the late Miocene and Pliocene of Brazil (Solimões Formation), Venezuela (Urumaco Formation, Urumaco) and Argentina (Ituzaingó Formation) in South America.
Its skull was 50 cm (1.64 ft) long.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Eumegamys (revision 1258125034), 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: Q576343.
