Juanjuí (TAR-46) (Eocene of Peru)

Also known as TAR 46

Where: Peru (7.2° S, 76.7° W: paleocoordinates 9.6° S, 69.5° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: A. Assemat, M. Boivin, L. Marivaux, F. Pujos, A. Benites-Palomino, R. Salas-Gismondi, J. V. Tejada-Lara, R. M. Varas-Malca, F. R. Negri, A. M. Ribeiro, and P.-O. Antoine. 2019. Restes inédits de rongeurs caviomorphes du Paléogène de la région de Juanjui (Amazonie péruvienne) : systématique, implications macro-évolutives et biostratigraphiques. Geodiversitas 41(20):699-730 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion/O. Alfaro]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 207061: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 19.12.2019

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia -
Cachiyacuy cf. contamanensis Antoine et al. 2011 caviomorph
MUSM-3382