Granastrapotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Granastrapotherium have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 15.98–11 million years ago (Langhian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Astrapotheriidae |
| Named by | Johnson 1984 |
| Fossil records | 56 occurrences at 19 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Colombia, Peru |
| Rock formations | Villavieja, La Victoria, txn:43459, Ipururo, Zorritos |
About Granastrapotherium
Granastrapotherium is an extinct genus of ungulate mammals, described from remains found in rocks of the Honda Group in the Tatacoa Desert, in the Colombian departments of Huila and Tolima, at the Miocene fossil site La Venta. The only species formally recognized is Granastrapotherium snorki (from Spanish, gran, "great"; Astrapotherium, "lightning beast"; and snorkel, breathing tube, in reference to the trunk). Remains found in Bolivia and Peru, seem to belong to Granastrapotherium or a very similar animal.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Granastrapotherium (revision 1354472528), 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: Q2888784.
