Scirrotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Scirrotherium have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 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 15 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 | 20.45–3.6 million years ago (Burdigalian to Zanclean) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Pampatheriidae |
| Named by | Edmund and Theodor 1997 |
| Fossil records | 32 occurrences at 15 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Costa Rica |
| Rock formations | Castilletes, La Victoria, Pebas, Caujarao, Villavieja, Castillo |
About Scirrotherium
Scirrotherium is an extinct genus of pampatheres, a family of herbivorous cingulates, related to the similar but smaller modern armadillos, and with the now extinct glyptodonts, well-known from their shell-like armor. Its scientific name is derived from the Greek prefix "skiros-", "cover", and the suffix "-therion, "beast", while the name of the type species, hondaensis, honors the town of Honda, in the Tolima Department of Colombia. Scirrotherium is one of several genera of xenarthrans found in the La Venta fauna, dated from the Middle Miocene.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Scirrotherium (revision 1349465924), 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: Q9075197.
