Also known as south of Guadalajara; Zacoalco

Where: Jalisco, Mexico (20.7° N, 103.3° W: paleocoordinates 20.7° N, 103.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• Stratigraphic resolution set to bed because there is just one skeleton (JA).

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Elephas cf. columbi skeleton is in the collection of M. Lazaro Gallardo, of San Pedro.

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•Several additional localities containing fossil bones are mentioned, including, 1. close to the Hacienda of Gargantillo, ~5 miles from the port of Ypala (collection 45174), and 2. close to the hacienda del Cuez, ~3 miles from Esmeca (not entered because couldn't locate Esmeca).

Primary reference: H. Milne-Edwards. 1865. À des ossements fossiles provenant de la vallee de Zacualco. [Fossil bones from the valley of Zacualco.]. Archives de la Commission Scientifique du Mexique 1:401-407 [J. Alroy/R. Whatley/R. Whatley]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 45173: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Robin Whatley on 08.10.2004

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