Paedotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Paedotherium 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 | 13.82–0.0117 million years ago (Serravallian to Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Hegetotheriidae |
| Named by | Burmeister 1888 |
| Fossil records | 200 occurrences at 60 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina |
| Rock formations | Cerro Azul, Monte Hermoso, Irene, txn:43439, Saldungaray, Río Quinto |
About Paedotherium
Paedotherium is an extinct, potentially paraphyletic genus of Notoungulate, belonging to the family Hegetotheriidae, composed of small-sized, rodent or lagomorph-like South American ungulates. Four species are unambiguously recognised, from the Late Miocene to the Pleistocene of Argentina, and from the Late Miocene of Bolivia and Chile.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Paedotherium (revision 1368825091), 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: Q3888834.
