 It is the earliest representative of "Megapaloelodus", living from the Late Oligocene to the Middle Miocene, and has been found in a wide range of Central European localities, from France to Southern Germany (Ringingen-Frontal 1) and on to the Czech Republic and Hungary; it dwelled in the wetlands created by the rerouting of rivers due to the beginning uplift of the Alps.Fossils referrable to this genus have also been found in the Huayquerian Ituzaingó Formation, Argentina.At least two additional undescribed species await description pending availability of more material.