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Santiagorothia fossil map

Where fossils of Santiagorothia 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
Lived36–27.3 million years ago (Priabonian to Rupelian)
PeriodsPaleogene
FamilyInteratheriidae
Named byHitz et al. 2000
Fossil records16 occurrences at 7 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina, Chile
Rock formationstxn:43409, Sarmiento, Abanico

About Santiagorothia

Santiagorothia is an extinct genus of interatheriid notoungulate. It lived during the Early Oligocene, and its fossils were discovered in Argentina and Chile.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Santiagorothia (revision 1380323205), 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: Q9333768.

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