Lujan (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (34.6° S, 59.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 59.1° W)

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Guerrero Member (Lujan Formation), Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• other age:Late Pleistocene

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), sieve

Primary reference: E. P. Tonni, J. L. Prado, A.N. Menegaz and M.C. Salemme. 1985. La Unidad Mamifero (Fauna) Lujanense. Proyeccion de la Estratigrafia Mamaliana al Cuaternario de la Region Pampeana. Ameghiniana 22(3-4):255-261 [J. Alroy/K. Sears/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71303: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Karen Sears on 12.02.1999, edited by Mark Uhen, Miranta Kouvari, Bethany Allen, John Alroy and Juan Carrillo

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Aves
 Cathartiformes - Cathartidae
Sarcorhamphus fossilis n. sp.2 Moreno and Mercerat 1891 king vulture
Cathartes fossilis n. sp.2 Moreno and Mercerat 1891 vulture
 Suliformes - Phalacrocoracidae
"Phalacrocorax pampeanus" = Phalacrocorax brasilianus2
"Phalacrocorax pampeanus" = Phalacrocorax brasilianus2 Gmelin 1789 neotropic cormorant
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
"Lagopterus minutus n. gen. n. sp." = Asthenopterus minutus2
"Lagopterus minutus n. gen. n. sp." = Asthenopterus minutus2 Moreno and Mercerat 1891 raptor
Mammalia
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus Azara 1801 three banded armadillo
Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest 1804 big hairy armadillo
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 glyptodon
Panochthus tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Glyptodon sp.5 Owen 1839 glyptodon
Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839 glyptodon
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Doedicurus clavicaudatus Owen 1847 glyptodon
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Pampatherium typum Ameghino 1875 edentate
  - Mylodontidae
Lestodon gaudryi edentate
originally entered as "Lestodon guadryi"
Glossotherium robustum Owen 1842 edentate
Scelidotherium leptocephalum Owen 1839 edentate
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
"Toxodon platensis" = Toxodon platensis, "Toxodon paradoxus" = Toxodon platensis, "Toxodon burmeisteri" = Toxodon platensis, Toxodon bilobidens
"Toxodon platensis" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
"Toxodon paradoxus" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
"Toxodon burmeisteri" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
Toxodon bilobidens Ameghino 1887 notoungulate
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.3, "Stegomastodon superbus" = Notiomastodon platensis
Gomphotheriidae indet.3 Hay 1922 gomphothere
MLP-8-382 MACN Pv 6711
"Stegomastodon superbus" = Notiomastodon platensis Ameghino 1888 gomphothere
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar
Felis
Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Lyncodon patagonicus de Blainville 1842 Patagonian weasel
"Lutra platensis" = Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Olfers 1818 neotropical otter
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Arctotherium sp.1 Bravard 1857 bear
 Carnivora - Canidae
Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 pampas fox
Canis gymnocercus; type locality of Pseudalopex gymnocercus antiquus
Pseudalopex griseus Gray 1837 South American gray fox
"Dinocynops nehringi n. sp." = Stereocyon nehringi4 Ameghino 1902 canine
MACN-Pv 500 (holotype)
Dusicyon avus Burmeister 1866 Falkland Island wolf
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus Linnaeus 1758 horse
curvidens
 Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Lama guanicoe Müller 1776 guanaco
Hemiauchenia paradoxa Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Pecari tajacu Linnaeus 1758 collared peccary
"Dicotyles tajacu"
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Morenelaphus azpeitianus New World deer
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Reithrodon auritus Fischer 1814 bunny rat
Holochilus brasiliensis Desmarest 1819 Brazilian marsh rat
Calomys callosus Rengger 1830 big laucha
 Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 plains viscacha
 Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett 1836 Magellanic tuco-tuco
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann 1780 Patagonian mara
Microcavia robusta caviomorph
Microcavia australis Geoffroy and Dorbigny 1833 caviomorph