Santa Maria (Neogene of Mexico)

Also known as Jal Teco 8; Jalisco

Where: Jalisco, Mexico (20.1° N, 104.1° W: paleocoordinates 20.5° N, 102.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Hemphillian (10.3 - 4.9 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; unlithified, sandy sandstone and unlithified claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: H. G. McDonald and O. Carranza-Castañeda. 2017. Increased xenarthran diversity of the Great American Biotic Interchange: a new genus and species of ground sloth (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Megalonychidae) from the Hemphillian (late Miocene) of Jalisco, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 91(5):1069-1082 [M. Uhen/J. Bryant/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 189790: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Jeffrey Bryant on 13.11.2017, edited by Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Rhynchotherium cf. falconeri
Rhynchotherium cf. falconeri Osborn 1923 gomphothere
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Zacatzontli tecolotlanensis n. gen. n. sp., Megalonyx sp.
Zacatzontli tecolotlanensis n. gen. n. sp. McDonald and Carranza-Castañeda 2017 edentate
Megalonyx sp. Harlan 1825 edentate
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Dinohippus mexicanus, Astrohippus stockii, Neohipparion eurystyle, Nannippus aztecus
Dinohippus mexicanus Lance 1950 horse
Astrohippus stockii Lance 1950 horse
Neohipparion eurystyle Cope 1893 hipparionine horse
Nannippus aztecus Mooser 1968 hipparionine horse
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
Teleoceras fossiger
Teleoceras fossiger Cope 1878 rhinoceros
 Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Hexobelomeryx frickii, Hexobelomeryx fricki
Hexobelomeryx fricki Furlong 1941 pronghorn
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
"Hemiauchenia vera" = Pleiolama vera, Megatylopus matthewi, Alforjas sp.
"Hemiauchenia vera" = Pleiolama vera Matthew 1909 camel
Megatylopus matthewi Webb 1965 camel
Alforjas sp. Harrison 1979 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
"Catagonus brachydontus" = Protherohyus brachydontus
"Catagonus brachydontus" = Protherohyus brachydontus Dalquest and Mooser 1980 peccary
 Carnivora - Felidae
? Pseudaelurus intrepidus, "Machairodus cf. coloradensis" = Amphimachairodus coloradensis
"Machairodus cf. coloradensis" = Amphimachairodus coloradensis Cook 1922 cat
 Carnivora - Ursidae
"Agriotherium schneideri" = Huracan schneideri
"Agriotherium schneideri" = Huracan schneideri Sellards 1916 bear
 Carnivora - Mephitidae
Conepatus sanmiguelensis
Conepatus sanmiguelensis Wang and Carranza-Castaneda 2008 hog-nosed skunk
 Carnivora - Canidae
"Canis ferox" = Eucyon ferox, Borophagus secundus
"Canis ferox" = Eucyon ferox Miller and Carranza-Castaneda 1998 canine
Borophagus secundus VanderHoof 1931 bone-crushing dog
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Notolagus sp.
Notolagus sp. Wilson 1937 rabbit
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Sigmodon sp.
Sigmodon sp. Say and Ord 1825 cotton rat
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Lacertilia indet., Serpentes indet.
Serpentes indet. Linnaeus 1758 snake
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus sp.
Crocodylus sp. Laurenti 1768 crocodile
Amphibia
 Amphibia -
Amphibia indet.