Piauhytherium fossil map
Where fossils of Piauhytherium 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 | 0.129–0.0117 million years ago (Late Pleistocene) |
| Periods | Quaternary |
| Family | Toxodontidae |
| Named by | Guérin and Faure 2013 |
| Fossil records | 4 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil |
| Rock formations | txn:43390 |
About Piauhytherium
Piauhytherium is an extinct genus of herbivorous notoungulate mammal of the family Toxodontidae. It lived during the Late Pleistocene; fossils have been found in Brazil. The only known species is Piauhytherium capivarae. The validity of the genus and species is controversial, with it being suggested by a number of authors that the species is a junior synonym of the previously named Trigodonops.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Piauhytherium (revision 1320616179), 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: Q21369172.
