Kelenkura fossil map
Where fossils of Kelenkura 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 | 10–8 million years ago (Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Glyptodontidae |
| Named by | Barasoain et al. 2022 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina |
| Rock formations | Arroyo Chasicó, Loma de Las Tapias |
About Kelenkura
Kelenkura is an extinct genus of heavily armored mammals belonging to the subfamily Glyptodontinae, from the family Chlamyphoridae that contain most of the modern armadillos. It was a medium-sized South American animal, distantly related to Doedicurus. Fossils of this genus were recovered in the Arroyo Chasicó Formation and in the Loma de Las Tapias Formation of Argentina in rocks dating back to the Late Miocene epoch.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Kelenkura (revision 1359170348), 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: Q110588834.
