Falcontoxodon fossil map
Where fossils of Falcontoxodon 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 | 3.6–0.774 million years ago (Piacenzian to Calabrian) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Toxodontidae |
| Named by | Carrillo et al. 2018 |
| Fossil records | 6 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Venezuela |
| Rock formations | San Gregorio, Codore |
About Falcontoxodon
Falcontoxodon is an extinct genus of toxodontid notoungulate that lived from the late Pliocene to the Pleistocene in what is now Venezuela. Fossils of this genus have been found in the Chapadmalalan-Uquian Codore Formation, as well as in the more recent Ensenadan San Gregorio Formation.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Falcontoxodon (revision 1322448368), 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: Q110801037.
