Lomaphorus fossil map
Where fossils of Lomaphorus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 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 0 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 | 8–0.0117 million years ago (Tortonian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Named by | Ameghino 1889 |
| Fossil records | 16 occurrences at 8 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina |
| Rock formations | Lagunilla del Plata, txn:NF, La Invernada, Tezanos Pinto, Miramar, Brochero |
About Lomaphorus
Lomaphorus is a possibly dubious extinct genus of glyptodont that lived during the Pleistocene in eastern Argentina. Although many species have been referred, the genus itself is possibly dubious or synonymous with other glyptodonts like Neoslerocalyptus from the same region.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lomaphorus (revision 1292466925), 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: Q16908548.
