Hemihegetotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Hemihegetotherium 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 | 15.98–3 million years ago (Langhian to Piacenzian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Hegetotheriidae |
| Named by | Rovereto 1914 |
| Fossil records | 60 occurrences at 26 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | Cerro Azul, Epecuén, Corral Quemado, Salicas, Urumaco, Andalhuala |
About Hemihegetotherium
Hemihegetotherium is an extinct genus of hegetotheriid notoungulate that lived from the Middle to the Late Miocene of what is now Argentina.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hemihegetotherium (revision 1348573784), 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: Q60978539.
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