Nothrotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Nothrotherium 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 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Nothrotheriidae |
| Named by | Lydekker 1889 |
| Fossil records | 100 occurrences at 44 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Belize, Uruguay |
| Rock formations | txn:134630, Palm Spring, Kingsdown, Manix, Tacubaya, Chapala |
About Nothrotherium
Nothrotherium is an extinct genus of medium-sized ground sloth from South America (Bolivia, Brazil and the Ware Formation, La Guajira, Colombia). It differs from Nothrotheriops in smaller size and differences in skull and hind leg bones.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Nothrotherium (revision 1323139454), 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: Q15042034.
