Mixotoxodon fossil map
Where fossils of Mixotoxodon 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 | 4.7–0.0117 million years ago (Zanclean to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Toxodontidae |
| Named by | Van Frank 1957 |
| Fossil records | 52 occurrences at 25 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Venezuela, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, United States … |
| Rock formations | txn:43390, Cuscatlán, Rotinet, Deweyville, Mesa |
About Mixotoxodon
Mixotoxodon ("mixture Toxodon") is an extinct genus of notoungulate of the family Toxodontidae inhabiting South America, Central America and parts of southern North America during the Pleistocene epoch, from 1,500,000–12,000 years ago.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Mixotoxodon (revision 1369149336), 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: Q141979.
