Scelidodon fossil map
Where fossils of Scelidodon 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 | 29 million years ago to the present (Rupelian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Mylodontidae |
| Named by | Ameghino 1881 |
| Fossil records | 86 occurrences at 40 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Paraguay, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador, O3 |
| Rock formations | txn:43629, Tarija, Miramar, Ulloma, Umala, Yupoi |
About Scelidodon
Scelidodon is an extinct genus of South American ground sloths. Its remains have been found in the YupoĂ and Uspara Formations of Argentina, the Ulloma, Umala, Ă‘uapua and Tarija Formations of Bolivia, in Brazil, in Chile and in Peru. The youngest fossils have been dated to as recently as 9000 B.P.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scelidodon (revision 1292735934), 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: Q7430691.
