Hoplophorus fossil map
Where fossils of Hoplophorus 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 million years ago to the present (Tortonian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Panochthidae |
| Named by | Lund 1838 |
| Fossil records | 20 occurrences at 9 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | Cerro Azul, Tarija, txn:387667, Ituzaingo, Mesa, Brochero |
About Hoplophorus
Hoplophorus is an extinct genus of glyptodont, a subfamily of armadillos. The only confidently known species was H. euphractus, found in Pleistocene deposits in Brazil, though fossils possibly from another species are known from Bolivia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hoplophorus (revision 1353576489), 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: Q428619.
