Urumacotherium fossil map
Where fossils of Urumacotherium have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 5 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 5 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 | 13.8–7.246 million years ago (Serravallian to Tortonian) |
| Periods | Neogene |
| Family | Mylodontidae |
| Named by | Bocquentin-Villanueva 1983 |
| Fossil records | 12 occurrences at 3 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Brazil, Peru |
| Rock formations | Solimões, Solimoes, Ipururo |
About Urumacotherium
Urumacotherium (meaning "Urumaco beast") is an extinct genus of ground sloths of the family Mylodontidae. It lived from the Middle Miocene to the Early Pliocene of what is now Brazil, Peru and Venezuela.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Urumacotherium (revision 1314598809), 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: Q112107926.
