Paulocnus locality (Pliocene to of Netherlands Antilles)

Also known as lower part of the cave deposits of Tafelberg Santa Barbara

Where: Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (12.1° N, 68.8° W: paleocoordinates 12.1° N, 68.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pliocene to Pliocene (5.3 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: J. S. Zijlstra, D. A. McFarlane, L. W. Hoek Ostende and J. Lundberg. 2014. New rodents (Cricetidae) from the Neogene of Curaçao and Bonaire, Dutch Antilles. Palaeontology 57(5):895-908 [J. Zijlstra/J. Zijlstra/J. Zijlstra]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 176043: authorized by Jelle Zijlstra, entered by Jelle Zijlstra on 23.01.2016

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Cordimus raton n. sp. Zijlstra et al. 2014 mouse
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Paulocnus petrifactus n. gen. n. sp.
Paulocnus petrifactus n. gen. n. sp. Hooijer 1962 edentate