Platygonus fossil map
Where fossils of Platygonus 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 | 23.04 million years ago to the present (Aquitanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Tayassuidae |
| Named by | Leconte 1848 |
| Fossil records | 428 occurrences at 147 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | United States, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Canada, Uruguay, Venezuela |
| Rock formations | txn:42420, Blanco, Palm Spring, St. David, Chapadmalal, Rexroad |
About Platygonus
Platygonus ("flat head" in reference to the straight shape of the forehead) is an extinct genus of herbivorous peccaries of the family Tayassuidae, endemic to North and South America from the Miocene through Pleistocene epochs (10.3 million to 11,000 years ago), existing for about 10.289 million years. P. compressus stood 2.5 feet (0.76 meters) tall.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Platygonus (revision 1374882669), 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: Q1051024.
