Paraguay - Animals in the Habitats and the Fossil sites, and Biodiversity
Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link 
of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.
of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.The following fossils from the geologic age to the prehistorical age are excavated in Paraguay. The explanation in brackets is the ages they lived in extinct species. Note that Mya is million years ago. For example, "48.6～40.4 Mya" shows a range between 48.6 and 40.4 million years ago. The time range is shown in the Geological Time Table. The followings are a part of the Evolutionary Tree.
| Paraguay prehistoric age | ||||
| Paraguay extinct species Paleozoic |
 | Marine reptile |
Mesosaurus (284～279.5 Mya; Earlist reptiles) | |
| Paraguay extinct species Cenozoic |
 | Primitive elephant |
Stegomastodon (10.3～0.01 Mya) | |
 | Primitive armadillo |
Pampatherium (1.2～0.01 Mya),
Panochthus (3.6～0.01 Mya; ３m),
Sclerocalyptus (0.126～0.01 Mya) | ||
 | Ground sloth |
Megatherium (5.33～0.01 Mya; ８m),
Mylodon (1.2～0.01 Mya),
Glossotherium (6.8～0.01 Mya),
Lestodon (1.81～0.01 Mya),
Scelidotherium (0.78～0.01 Mya) | ||
 | Even-toed ungulate |
Palaeolama (1.81～0.01 Mya),
Morenelaphus (0.126～0.01 Mya) | ||
| Ungulate |
Toxodon (11.61～0.01 Mya),
Macrauchenia (9～0.01 Mya) | ||
 | Carnivora | Theriodictis (1.2～0.01 Mya) | ||
Paraguay is an inland country located in the central of South America. It is bordered by Bolivia to the west, by Argentina to the south and by Brazil to the north and east. The following shows the distribution of animals in Paraguay.
