Pampatherium fossil map
Where fossils of Pampatherium 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 | 5 million years ago to the present (Zanclean to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Pampatheriidae |
| Named by | Ameghino 1875 |
| Fossil records | 112 occurrences at 48 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Mexico, Uruguay, Peru, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Guatemala … |
| Rock formations | txn:93606, Nuapua, Sopas, Lujan, Fortin Tres Pozos, Santa Vitória |
About Pampatherium
Pampatherium (from the Pampas Plain, and Ancient Greek θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast") is an extinct genus of xenarthran cingulates that lived in the Americas during the Pleistocene. Some species went extinct right at the Pleistocene-Holocene border.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pampatherium (revision 1329265070), 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: Q1119613.
