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Scarrittia fossil map

Where fossils of Scarrittia 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 →

Scarrittia
Image: Ghedo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
GroupEarly mammals
Lived33.9–21 million years ago (Rupelian to Aquitanian)
PeriodsPaleogene, Neogene
FamilyLeontiniidae
Named bySimpson 1934
Fossil records10 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB)
Found inArgentina, Uruguay
Rock formationsSarmiento, Fray Bentos

About Scarrittia

Scarrittia is an extinct genus of hoofed mammal of the family Leontiniidae, native to South America during the Late Oligocene epoch (Deseadan in the SALMA classification).

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scarrittia (revision 1365194427), 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: Q369014.

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