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).

The following species have been described in twentieth and twenty-first century paleontological literature about South America. An alternative proposal is considered within the scientific community, listed below.

Modern classification Cuvieronius C. hyodon (type) Notiomastodon N. platensis (type)

Former classification

Original classification Gomphotheriidae Cuvieroniinae Cuvieronius C. arellanoi C. hyodon (=C. humboldti) (type) C. priestleyi C. tarijensis C. tropicus (=C. oligobunis ) Haplomastodon H. chimborazi H. guayasensis H. waringi (type) Notiomastodon N. ornatus (=S. platensis) N. platensis (type) N. vidali Stegomastodon S. mirificus (= "S. successor, S. arizonae, S. texanus") (type) S. platensis S. primitivus (=S. rexroadensis) S. superbus S. waringi

Gomphothere fossil finds Formations are ordered according to their youngest age

Argentina

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Late Pleistocene Urundel Fm. Quebrada del Aguay, Salta Stegomastodon sp. Río Dulce, Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero Stegomastodon platensis Santa Clara Fm. Santa Clara del Mar, Mar Chiquita Partido, Buenos Aires Stegomastodon platensis San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Stegomastodon platensis (TL 1) Mid to Late Pleistocene Yupoi Fm. Arroyo Toropí-Level 3, Bellavista, Corrientes Stegomastodon sp. Luján Fm. Luján, Buenos Aires Stegomastodon superbus Playa del Barco, Monte Hermoso, El Conglomerado, Cascada Paleolama, Pehuen Có, Buenos Aires Stegomastodon platensis (TL 2) Aviá Terai, Chaco Stegomastodon platensis Barranqueras, Chaco Stegomastodon sp. Charata, Chaco Stegomastodon sp., Stegomastodon cf. platensis Castelli, Chaco Stegomastodon cf. platensis Pleistocene El Palmar Fm. Estancia El Palmar, Entre Ríos Stegomastodon platensis Punta Piedras, Punta Indio, Buenos Aires Stegomastodon sp. Río Carcarañá, Río Tercero, Santa Fe Mastodon sp. Bajada de Santa Fe, Entre Ríos Stegomastodon sp. Pampa de Olaen, Córdoba cf. Notiomastodon platensis Arroyo Feliciano Fm. San José de Feliciano, Entre Ríos Stegomastodon waringi Tapalqué, Buenos Aires Stegomastodon waringi Arroyo Perucho Verna Fm. Villa Elisa, Entre Ríos Stegomastodon waringi Charbonier Fm. Valle de Los Reartes, Córdoba Stegomastodon platensis ("=Notiomastodon sp.") Tafí del Valle Fm. Tafí del Valle, Tucumán Gomphotheriidae indet.

Bolivia

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Pleistocene Río Rujero, Tarija Cuvieronius hyodon Ulloma Fm. Río Desaguadero, Ulloma, Oruro Cuvieronius hyodon Anzaldo, Cochabamba Cuvieronius sp. Betanzos Basin, between Potosí and Sucre Cuvieronius hyodon Valle de Carohuaycho, between Camiri and Charagua Cuvieronius "andinum" Chiquitos Cuvieronius "andinum" Villa Montes, Tarija Notiomastodon platensis Mid Pleistocene Ñuapua Fm. Ñuapua 1, Chuquisaca Stegomastodon sp. Early Pleistocene Tarija Fm. Tarija, Tarija Cuvieronius hyodon, C. tropicus, Notiomastodon sp., Stegomastodon sp.

Brazil

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Holocene Lagoa do Rumo/Chapada Diamantina, Baixa Grande, Bahia Stegomastodon waringi Late Pleistocene Garrincho, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí Haplomastodon chimborazi Toca da Janela da Barra do Antoniao, São Raimundo Nonato, Piauí Haplomastodon sp. Gruta dos Brejões, Morro do Chapéu, Bahia Stegomastodon waringi Toca dos Ossos, Ourolândia, Bahia Stegomastodon waringi Fazenda Suse II, Vitória da Conquista, Bahia Stegomastodon waringi Janaúba, Minas Gerais Stegomastodon waringi Gruta do Ingá, Pains, Minas Gerais Stegomastodon waringi Poté, Minas Gerais Stegomastodon waringi Lapa do Caetano, Pedro Leopoldo, Minas Gerais Stegomastodon waringi Lajedo de Escada, Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte Stegomastodon waringi ("= Notiomastodon platensis") Caverna do Japonês & Nascente do Formoso, Serra da Bodoquena, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul Stegomastodon waringi Picos II, Piranhas, Alagoas Notiomastodon platensis Touro Passo Fm. Touro Passo Creek, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul Gomphotheriidae indet. Pleistocene Aguas do Araxá, Minas Gerais Haplomastodon waringi, Stegomastodon waringi Inajá Fm. Inajá, Pernambuco Haplomastodon chimborazi Lage Grande, Pesqueira, Pernambuco Haplomastodon chimborazi, Notiomastodon vidali Roçado & Quixabinha, Petrolândia, Pernambuco Haplomastodon sp. Santa Cruz do Capibaribe & Panelas, Pernambuco Haplomastodon sp. (="Stegomastodon") Águas Belas & Santa Maria da Boa Vista, Pernambuco Gomphotheriidae indet. Lagoa das Pedras, Salgueiro, Pernambuco Haplomastodon waringi Lagoa Lajinha, Petrolina, Pernambuco Stegomastodon waringi "(=H. waringi)" Fazenda Nova, Brejo da Madre de Deus, Pernambuco Stegomastodon sp. "(=Haplomastodon sp.)", S. waringi, Notiomastodon platensis Jirau & João Cativo, Itapipoca, Ceará Notiomastodon platensis Taguara/Araras, Nova Mamoré & Porto Velho, Rondônia Notiomastodon platensis Sitio Novo, Matina, Bahia Notiomastodon platensis Vitória da Conquista, Bahia Notiomastodon platensis Fazenda Caraíba, Coronel João Sá, Bahia Stegomastodon waringi, Notiomastodon platensis Serro do Gronda, Espírito Santo Haplomastodon chimborazi Taperoá, Paraíba Haplomastodon sp. Upper Ribeira, São Paulo Stegomastodon waringi Tortonian Solimões Fm. Río Acre, Acre Amahuacatherium peruvium

Chile

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Pleistocene Taguatagua, O'Higgins C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.) Tierras Blancas & Los Vilos, La Ligua, Valparaíso C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.) Parral, Cauquenes, Maule Cuvieronius hyodon San Pablo de Tramalhué, Pilauco Bajo, Osorno Cuvieronius hyodon Río Bueno, Valdivia Cuvieronius hyodon Paredones & Colchagua Cuvieronius hyodon Alto de Boroa, Temuco Cuvieronius hyodon Limahuida, Río Choapa Cuvieronius hyodon Casablanca Cuvieronius hyodon Chillán Cuvieronius hyodon Monte Verde C. hyodon (rev. Stegomastodon sp.) Lagunillas, Valparaíso cf. hyodon Catapilco, La Ligua cf. hyodon Marchigüe, Colchagua Stegomastodon sp. El Trebal 1, Padre Hurtado, Metropolitan Region Stegomastodon platensis Río Salado 1, Chiu Chiu Gomphotheriidae indet. Quebrada Quereo Fm. Quereo Gomphotheriidae indet. Malloco, Santiago Gomphotheriidae indet. Algarrobo Gomphotheriidae indet. Melipilla Gomphotheriidae indet. Cerrillos, Santiago Gomphotheriidae indet. Chorro de la Vieja, Colchagua Gomphotheriidae indet. Cachagua Gomphotheriidae indet. Estero de Coyanco, Laja Gomphotheriidae indet. Pliocene Las Pozas/Chacabuco C. tropicus (rev. Stegomastodon sp.)

Colombia

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Holocene Quaternary alluvium Yumbo, Valle del Cauca Stegomastodon waringi Turbaná, Bolívar Stegomastodon waringi Late Pleistocene (Lujanian) Sabana Fm. Tibitó, Checua, Bosa, Guasca, Guatavita, Soacha, Tunjuelito, Pubenza & Mosquera, Tocancipá, Bogotá savanna, Cundinamarca Cuvieronius hyodon, Haplomastodon waringi or H. chimborazi Curití, Santander Haplomastodon chimborazi Soatá Fm. Soatá, Boyacá Haplomastodon waringi Rotinet Fm. Rotinet, Repelón, Atlántico Haplomastodon waringi Middle Pleistocene Tocaima, Cundinamarca Haplomastodon waringi Pleistocene Arboleda, Nariño Haplomastodon sp. Mercaderes, Cauca Haplomastodon sp. El Remolino, Taminango, Nariño Haplomastodon sp. Toro, Valle del Cauca Stegomastodon sp. Medellín, Antioquia Gomphotheriidae indet. El Cocuy, Boyacá Gomphotheriidae indet. Duitama, Boyacá Gomphotheriidae indet. Sáchica, Boyacá Gomphotheriidae indet. Socotá, Boyacá Gomphotheriidae indet. Tunja, Boyacá Gomphotheriidae indet. Villa de Leyva, Boyacá Gomphotheriidae indet. Salamina, Caldas Gomphotheriidae indet. Fusagasugá, Cundinamarca Gomphotheriidae indet. Carrizal, Uribia, La Guajira Gomphotheriidae indet. Cabrera & San Alfonso, Villavieja, Huila Gomphotheriidae indet. Cúcuta, Norte de Santander Gomphotheriidae indet. Pamplona, Norte de Santander Gomphotheriidae indet. Agualinda, Lebrija, Santander Gomphotheriidae indet. Vélez, Santander Gomphotheriidae indet. Ibagué, Tolima Gomphotheriidae indet. Ortega, Tolima Gomphotheriidae indet. La Victoria, Valle del Cauca Gomphotheriidae indet. Zarzal, Valle del Cauca Gomphotheriidae indet.

Ecuador

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Mid to Late Pleistocene Tablazo Fm. Río Cañas, Montecristi, Manabí Haplomastodon chimborazi Pleistocene Imbabura, Imbabura Cuvieronius hyodon (TL) Region de La Paz, Carchi Haplomastodon chimborazi Hacienca Pucará, Carchi Haplomastodon chimborazi Calderón/Carapungo, Quito, Pichincha Haplomastodon chimborazi Alangasí, Quito, Pichincha Haplomastodon chimborazi Punín, Chalán, Chimborazo Haplomastodon chimborazi Tumbaco, Pichincha Haplomastodon chimborazi Llano Chico, Quito, Pichincha Haplomastodon chimborazi Quebrada La Tola, Quito, Pichincha Haplomastodon chimborazi Checa, Pichincha Haplomastodon chimborazi La Carolina, Santa Elena Haplomastodon guayasensis Tanque Loma, Santa Elena Gomphotheriidae indet. (cf. N. platensis) Quebrada Pistud, Bolívar, Carchi Haplomastodon chimborazi Baños, Cuenca Cuvieronius hyodon

Paraguay

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Pleistocene General Bruguer/Riacho Negro, Presidente Hayes Stegomastodon sp. Puerto Santa Rosa, San Pedro cf. Notiomastodon

Peru

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Late Pleistocene La Brea, Talara, Piura Stegomastodon sp. Cupinisque Desert, La Libertad Stegomastodon sp. Ocucaje, Ica Stegomastodon sp. Quebrada El Jahuay, Arequipa Stegomastodon sp. La Huaca, Piura Stegomastodon sp. Ayusbamba, Cuzco Cuvieronius hyodon Quipan, Canta, Lima Stegomastodon waringi Pasamayo Quarry, Lima Stegomastodon waringi Pleistocene Sacaco 2, Arequipa Stegomastodon sp. Celendín, Cajamarca Stegomastodon sp. Tortonian Madre de Dios Fm. Cerro Colorado, Madre de Dios Amahuacatherium peruvium

Uruguay

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Late Pleistocene Dolores Fm. Campo Viñoles, Cerro Largo Stegomastodon waringi Mid to Late Pleistocene Casil Quarry, Montevideo Stegomastodon waringi

Venezuela

Age Formation Location Present elevation Fossils Notes Late Pleistocene Cucuruchú, Barquisimeto Haplomastodon chimborazi ("=Stegomastodon") Taima-Taima, Falcón Haplomastodon sp., (=)Stegomastodon waringi San Miguel, Lara ?Stegomastodon sp. Quíbor, Lara ?Stegomastodon sp. Quebrada de Guadalupe, Lara Stegomastodon sp. San Juan de los Morros, Guárico Stegomastodon sp. Los Guamos, Trujillo ?Cuvieronius sp. Minas de Guaniamo, Cedeño, Bolívar Gomphotheriidae indet. Los Guayos, Guacara, Carabobo Gomphotheriidae indet. Zanja de Lira, Cojedes Gomphotheriidae indet. La Ciénega, , Falcón Gomphotheriidae indet. Coro, Falcón Gomphotheriidae indet. Camaguán, Guárico Gomphotheriidae indet. Barbacoas, Lara Gomphotheriidae indet. Carora, Lara Gomphotheriidae indet. La Cruz, Guardagallos, Quebrada del Totumo, Urdaneta, Lara Gomphotheriidae indet. El Anís, Mérida Gomphotheriidae indet. Maturín, Monagas Gomphotheriidae indet. Mundo Nuevo, Monagas Gomphotheriidae indet. Orocual, Monagas Gomphotheriidae indet. Cumanacoa, Sucre Gomphotheriidae indet. Agua Viva, Trujillo Gomphotheriidae indet. Serranía del Perijá, Zulia Gomphotheriidae indet. Minas de Guasare-Socuy, Zulia Gomphotheriidae indet.

Proposed reclassification Some authors, Lucas, Mothé, Avilla et al., propose a reclassification of the South American gomphotheres as follows:Lucas, 2013Mothé et al., 2012Mothé et al., 2016aMothé et al., 2016b Stegomastodon is an exclusively North American genus Haplomastodon is a South American genus, but synonymous with Notiomastodon as Notiomastodon was defined earlier, all Haplomastodon species should be considered part of Notiomastodon