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Progaleopithecus fossil map

Where fossils of Progaleopithecus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 30 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 30 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
Lived29–21 million years ago (Rupelian to Aquitanian)
PeriodsPaleogene, Neogene
FamilyInteratheriidae
Named byAmeghino 1904
Fossil records18 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina
Rock formationsSarmiento, Agua de la Piedra, Deseado, txn:43409

About Progaleopithecus

Progaleopithecus is an extinct genus of interatheriid notoungulate that lived during the Late Oligocene of Argentina. Fossils of this genus have been found in the Agua de la Piedra, Deseado, and Sarmiento Formations of Argentina.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Progaleopithecus (revision 1231943937), 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: Q114748192.

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