List of gomphothere fossils in South America
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This is a list of gomphothere fossils found in South America. Gomphotheres were elephant-like mammals that lived from the Middle Miocene (approximately 12 million years ago) to the Holocene (6000 years BP).
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in South America, modern classification by Mothé et al[1]
Amahuacatherium peruvium
Cuvieronius hyodon
Notiomastodon platensis
Gomphotheriidae indet.




The following species have been described in twentieth and twenty-first century paleontological literature about South America.[2] An alternative proposal is considered within the scientific community,[3][4][5][6] listed below.
Modern classification
- Cuvieronius (Osborn 1923)
- C. hyodon (Fischer 1814) (type)
- Notiomastodon (Cabrera 1929)
- N. platensis (Mothé et al. 2012) (type)
Former classification
Summarize
Perspective
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in South America, as reported
Amahuacatherium peruvium
Cuvieronius hyodon
C. tropicus
Haplomastodon sp.
H. chimborazi
H. guayasensis
H. waringi
cf. Notiomastodon (platensis)
Stegomastodon sp.
S. platensis
S. superbus
S. waringi
Haplomastodon & Stegomastodon
Cuvieronius & Haplomastodon
Haplomastodon & Notiomastodon
Cuvieronius, Notiomastodon & Stegomastodon
Gomphotheriidae indet.

















Original classification
- Gomphotheriidae
- Cuvieroniinae
- Cuvieronius (Osborn 1923)
- C. arellanoi (Ochoterena & Silva 1970)
- C. hyodon (=C. humboldti) (Fischer 1814) (type)
- C. priestleyi (Hay & Cook 1930)
- C. tarijensis (Cabrera 1929)
- C. tropicus (Cope 1884) (=C. oligobunis (Cope 1893))
- Haplomastodon (Hoffstetter 1950)
- H. chimborazi (Proaño 1922)
- H. guayasensis (Hoffstetter 1952)
- H. waringi (Holland 1920) (type)
- Notiomastodon (Cabrera 1929)
- N. ornatus (=S. platensis)
- N. platensis (Mothé et al. 2012) (type)
- N. vidali (Castellanos 1948)
- Stegomastodon (Pohlig 1912)
- S. mirificus (Leidy 1858) (= "S. successor, S. arizonae, S. texanus") (type)
- S. platensis (Ameghino 1888)
- S. primitivus (Osborn 1936) (=S. rexroadensis)
- S. superbus (Casamiguela et al. 1996)
- S. waringi (Hoffstetter 1950)
- Cuvieronius (Osborn 1923)
- Cuvieroniinae
Gomphothere fossil finds
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Perspective
Formations are ordered according to their youngest age
Argentina
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Argentina
Notiomastodon (cf) platensis
Stegomastodon sp.
S. platensis (TL)
S. superbus
S. waringi
Gomphotheriidae indet.






Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Late Pleistocene | Urundel Fm. | Quebrada del Aguay, Salta | 596 m (1,955 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |
Río Dulce, Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero | 194 m (636 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis | |||
Santa Clara Fm. | Santa Clara del Mar, Mar Chiquita Partido, Buenos Aires | 1 m (3.3 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis | ||
San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires | 10 m (33 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis (TL 1) | |||
Mid to Late Pleistocene | Yupoi Fm. | Arroyo Toropí-Level 3, Bellavista, Corrientes | 61 m (200 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |
Luján Fm. | Luján, Buenos Aires | 21 m (69 ft) | Stegomastodon superbus | ||
Playa del Barco, Monte Hermoso, El Conglomerado, Cascada Paleolama, Pehuen Có, Buenos Aires | 1 m (3.3 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis (TL 2) | |||
Aviá Terai, Chaco | 102 m (335 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis | |||
Barranqueras, Chaco | 49 m (161 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Charata, Chaco | 100 m (330 ft) | Stegomastodon sp., Stegomastodon cf. platensis | |||
Castelli, Chaco | 100 m (330 ft) | Stegomastodon cf. platensis | |||
Pleistocene | El Palmar Fm. | Estancia El Palmar, Entre Ríos | 29 m (95 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis | |
Punta Piedras, Punta Indio, Buenos Aires | 1 m (3.3 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Río Carcarañá, Río Tercero, Santa Fe | 65 m (213 ft) | Mastodon sp. | |||
Bajada de Santa Fe, Entre Ríos | 12 m (39 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Pampa de Olaen, Córdoba | 900 m (3,000 ft) | cf. Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Arroyo Feliciano Fm. | San José de Feliciano, Entre Ríos | 50 m (160 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | ||
Tapalqué, Buenos Aires | 95 m (312 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Arroyo Perucho Verna Fm. | Villa Elisa, Entre Ríos | 27 m (89 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | ||
Charbonier Fm. | Valle de Los Reartes, Córdoba | 870 m (2,850 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis ("=Notiomastodon sp.") | ||
Tafí del Valle Fm. | Tafí del Valle, Tucumán | 2,000 m (6,600 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | ||
Bolivia
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Bolivia
Cuvieronius hyodon (="C. andinum")
Notiomastodon platensis
Stegomastodon sp.
Cuvieronius, Notiomastodon & Stegomastodon




Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Pleistocene | Río Rujero, Tarija | 1,718 m (5,636 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | ||
Ulloma Fm. | Río Desaguadero, Ulloma, Oruro | 3,880 m (12,730 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | ||
Anzaldo, Cochabamba | 3,038 m (9,967 ft) | Cuvieronius sp. | |||
Betanzos Basin, between Potosí and Sucre | 3,390 m (11,120 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Valle de Carohuaycho, between Camiri and Charagua | 1,080 m (3,540 ft) | Cuvieronius "andinum" | |||
Chiquitos | 167 m (548 ft) | Cuvieronius "andinum" | |||
Villa Montes, Tarija | 413 m (1,355 ft) | Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Mid Pleistocene | Ñuapua Fm. | Ñuapua 1, Chuquisaca | 595 m (1,952 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |
Early Pleistocene | Tarija Fm. | Tarija, Tarija | 973 m (3,192 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon, C. tropicus, Notiomastodon sp., Stegomastodon sp. | |
Brazil
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Brazil
Amahuacatherium peruvium
Haplomastodon sp.
H. chimborazi
Notiomastodon platensis
Stegomastodon waringi
Haplomastodon & Notiomastodon
Haplomastodon & Stegomastodon
Gomphotheriidae indet.








Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Holocene | Lagoa do Rumo/Chapada Diamantina, Baixa Grande, Bahia | 400 m (1,300 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | ||
Late Pleistocene | Garrincho, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí | 390 m (1,280 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | ||
Toca da Janela da Barra do Antoniao, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí | 300 m (980 ft) | Haplomastodon sp. | |||
Gruta dos Brejões, Morro do Chapéu, Bahia | 500 m (1,600 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Toca dos Ossos, Ourolândia, Bahia | 770 m (2,530 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Fazenda Suse II, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia | 900 m (3,000 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Janaúba, Minas Gerais | 580 m (1,900 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Gruta do Ingá, Pains, Minas Gerais | 700 m (2,300 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Poté, Minas Gerais | 560 m (1,840 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Lapa do Caetano, Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais | 685 m (2,247 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Lajedo de Escada, Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte | 122 m (400 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi ("= Notiomastodon platensis") | |||
Caverna do Japonês & Nascente do Formoso, Serra da Bodoquena, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul | 373 m (1,224 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Picos II, Piranhas, Alagoas | 255 m (837 ft) | Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Touro Passo Fm. | Touro Passo Creek, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul | 52 m (171 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | ||
Pleistocene | Aguas do Araxá, Minas Gerais | 973 m (3,192 ft) | Haplomastodon waringi, Stegomastodon waringi | ||
Inajá Fm. | Inajá, Pernambuco | 355 m (1,165 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | ||
Lage Grande, Pesqueira, Pernambuco | 740 m (2,430 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi, Notiomastodon vidali | |||
Roçado & Quixabinha, Petrolândia, Pernambuco | 320 m (1,050 ft) | Haplomastodon sp. | |||
Santa Cruz do Capibaribe & Panelas, Pernambuco | 440 m (1,440 ft) | Haplomastodon sp. (="Stegomastodon") | |||
Águas Belas & Santa Maria da Boa Vista, Pernambuco | 360 m (1,180 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Lagoa das Pedras, Salgueiro, Pernambuco | 430 m (1,410 ft) | Haplomastodon waringi | |||
Lagoa Lajinha, Petrolina, Pernambuco | 390 m (1,280 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi "(=H. waringi)" | |||
Fazenda Nova, Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pernambuco | 470 m (1,540 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. "(=Haplomastodon sp.)", S. waringi, Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Jirau & João Cativo, Itapipoca, Ceará | 65 m (213 ft) | Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Taguara/Araras, Nova Mamoré & Porto Velho, Rondônia | 150 m (490 ft) | Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Sitio Novo, Matina, Bahia | 490 m (1,610 ft) | Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Vitória da Conquista, Bahia | 950 m (3,120 ft) | Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Fazenda Caraíba, Coronel João Sá, Bahia | 266 m (873 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi, Notiomastodon platensis | |||
Serro do Gronda, Espírito Santo | 25 m (82 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Taperoá, Paraíba | 530 m (1,740 ft) | Haplomastodon sp. | |||
Upper Ribeira, São Paulo | 360 m (1,180 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Tortonian | Solimões Fm. | Río Acre, Acre | 274 m (899 ft) | Amahuacatherium peruvium | |
Chile
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Chile
Cuvieronius hyodon
Stegomastodon sp.
Gomphotheriidae indet.



Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Pleistocene | Taguatagua, O'Higgins | 206 m (676 ft) | C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.) | ||
Tierras Blancas & Los Vilos, La Ligua, Valparaíso | 943 m (3,094 ft) | C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.) | |||
Parral, Cauquenes, Maule | 150 m (490 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
San Pablo de Tramalhué, Pilauco Bajo, Osorno | 14 m (46 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Río Bueno, Valdivia | 10 m (33 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Paredones & Colchagua | 55 m (180 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Alto de Boroa, Temuco | 131 m (430 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Limahuida, Río Choapa | 282 m (925 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Casablanca | 313 m (1,027 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Chillán | 138 m (453 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Monte Verde | 59 m (194 ft) | C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.) | |||
Lagunillas, Valparaíso | 212 m (696 ft) | cf. hyodon | |||
Catapilco, La Ligua | 103 m (338 ft) | cf. hyodon | |||
Marchigüe, Colchagua | 170 m (560 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
El Trebal 1, Padre Hurtado, Metropolitan Region | 424 m (1,391 ft) | Stegomastodon platensis | |||
Río Salado 1, Chiu Chiu | 3,012 m (9,882 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Quebrada Quereo Fm. | Quereo | 20 m (66 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | ||
Malloco, Santiago | 482 m (1,581 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Algarrobo | 5 m (16 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Melipilla | 269 m (883 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Cerrillos, Santiago | 516 m (1,693 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Chorro de la Vieja, Colchagua | 1,813 m (5,948 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Cachagua | 5 m (16 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Estero de Coyanco, Laja | 121 m (397 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Pliocene | Las Pozas/Chacabuco | 695 m (2,280 ft) | C. tropicus (rev. Stegomastodon sp.) | ||
Colombia
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Colombia
Haplomastodon sp.
H. chimborazi
H. waringi
Stegomastodon sp.
S. waringi
Cuvieronius & Haplomastodon
Gomphotheriidae indet.







Ecuador
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Ecuador
Cuvieronius hyodon (TL)
Haplomastodon chimborazi
H. guayasensis
Gomphotheriidae indet.




Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Mid to Late Pleistocene | Tablazo Fm. | Río Cañas, Montecristi, Manabí | 100 m (330 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |
Pleistocene | Imbabura, Imbabura | 3,200 m (10,500 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon (TL) | ||
Region de La Paz, Carchi | 2,690 m (8,830 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Hacienca Pucará, Carchi | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Calderón/Carapungo, Quito, Pichincha | 2,630 m (8,630 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Alangasí, Quito, Pichincha | 2,539 m (8,330 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Punín, Chalán, Chimborazo | 2,994 m (9,823 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Tumbaco, Pichincha | 2,360 m (7,740 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Llano Chico, Quito, Pichincha | 2,610 m (8,560 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Quebrada La Tola, Quito, Pichincha | 2,343 m (7,687 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Checa, Pichincha | 2,520 m (8,270 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
La Carolina, Santa Elena | 5 m (16 ft) | Haplomastodon guayasensis | |||
Tanque Loma, Santa Elena | 21 m (69 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. (cf. N. platensis) | |||
Quebrada Pistud, Bolívar, Carchi | 2,760 m (9,060 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi | |||
Baños, Cuenca | 2,760 m (9,060 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Paraguay
Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Pleistocene | General Bruguer/Riacho Negro, Presidente Hayes | 55 m (180 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | ||
Puerto Santa Rosa, San Pedro | 72 m (236 ft) | cf. Notiomastodon | |||
Peru
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Peru
Amahuacatherium peruvium
Cuvieronius hyodon
Stegomastodon sp. "=Haplomastodon"[136]
S. waringi




Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Late Pleistocene | La Brea, Talara, Piura | 3 m (9.8 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | ||
Cupinisque Desert, La Libertad | 2 m (6.6 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Ocucaje, Ica | 500 m (1,600 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Quebrada El Jahuay, Arequipa | 1 m (3.3 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
La Huaca, Piura | 17 m (56 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Ayusbamba, Cuzco | 3,500 m (11,500 ft) | Cuvieronius hyodon | |||
Quipan, Canta, Lima | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Pasamayo Quarry, Lima | 10 m (33 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |||
Pleistocene | Sacaco 2, Arequipa | 750 m (2,460 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | ||
Celendín, Cajamarca | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Tortonian | Madre de Dios Fm. | Cerro Colorado, Madre de Dios | 300 m (980 ft) | Amahuacatherium peruvium | |
Uruguay
Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Late Pleistocene | Dolores Fm. | Campo Viñoles, Cerro Largo | 105 m (344 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | |
Mid to Late Pleistocene | Casil Quarry, Montevideo | 17 m (56 ft) | Stegomastodon waringi | ||
Venezuela
Locations of gomphothere fossil finds in Venezuela
?Cuvieronius sp.
Haplomastodon chimborazi
H. sp. &/= Stegomastodon waringi
Stegomastodon sp.
Gomphotheriidae indet.





Age | Formation | Location | Present elevation | Fossils | Notes |
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Late Pleistocene | Cucuruchú, Barquisimeto | 566 m (1,857 ft) | Haplomastodon chimborazi ("=Stegomastodon") | ||
Taima-Taima, Falcón | 40 m (130 ft) | Haplomastodon sp., (=)Stegomastodon waringi | |||
San Miguel, Lara | 998 m (3,274 ft) | ?Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Quíbor, Lara | 694 m (2,277 ft) | ?Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Quebrada de Guadalupe, Lara | 590 m (1,940 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
San Juan de los Morros, Guárico | 450 m (1,480 ft) | Stegomastodon sp. | |||
Los Guamos, Trujillo | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) | ?Cuvieronius sp. | |||
Minas de Guaniamo, Cedeño, Bolívar | 250 m (820 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Los Guayos, Guacara, Carabobo | 440 m (1,440 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Zanja de Lira, Cojedes | 70 m (230 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
La Ciénega, Pueblo Nuevo , Falcón | 60 m (200 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Coro, Falcón | 28 m (92 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Camaguán, Guárico | 50 m (160 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Barbacoas, Lara | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Carora, Lara | 425 m (1,394 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
La Cruz, Guardagallos, Quebrada del Totumo, Urdaneta, Lara | 185 m (607 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
El Anís, Mérida | 499 m (1,637 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Maturín, Monagas | 90 m (300 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Mundo Nuevo, Monagas | 900 m (3,000 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Orocual, Monagas | 145 m (476 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Cumanacoa, Sucre | 231 m (758 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Agua Viva, Trujillo | 120 m (390 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Serranía del Perijá, Zulia | 175 m (574 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Minas de Guasare-Socuy, Zulia | 26 m (85 ft) | Gomphotheriidae indet. | |||
Proposed reclassification
Some authors, Lucas, Mothé, Avilla et al., propose a reclassification of the South American gomphotheres as follows:[3][4][5][6]
- Stegomastodon (Pohlig, 1912) is an exclusively North American genus
- Haplomastodon (Hoffstetter 1950) is a South American genus, but synonymous with Notiomastodon (Cabrera 1929)
- as Notiomastodon was defined earlier, all Haplomastodon species should be considered part of Notiomastodon
- all formerly described species as Stegomastodon sp., Haplomastodon sp. and Notiomastodon sp. belong to a single species; Notiomastodon platensis
- Cuvieronius is the only remaining South American genus outside of Notiomastodon, containing the single local species C. hyodon
Other researchers as Labarca, Prado and Alberdi agree with the placement of species into Notiomastodon, but reject the idea of a single species. They continue to use Stegomastodon waringi for South American gomphotheres from Chile.[90]
Evolution
Gallery
- Global distribution Gomphotheriidae
- Cuvieronius hyodon
- Notiomastodon
- Notiomastodon
- Notiomastodon and Stegomastodon
- Reconstructed gomphotheres, Osorno, Chile
See also
Notes and references
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