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Pisanodon fossil map

Where fossils of Pisanodon 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 →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived10–5 million years ago (Tortonian to Zanclean)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyToxodontidae
Named byZetti 1972
Fossil records12 occurrences at 6 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina
Rock formationsArroyo Chasico, Arroyo Chasicó, Epecuén, Cerro Azul, txn:43390

About Pisanodon

Pisanodon is an extinct genus of South American toxodont. The genus contains the single species Pisanodon nazari.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Pisanodon (revision 1186531491), 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: Q110833595.

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