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 | |
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"Phalacrocorax pampeanus" = Phalacrocorax brasilianus2
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"Lagopterus minutus n. gen. n. sp." = Asthenopterus minutus2
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Mammalia | |
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus, Chaetophractus villosus
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus Azara 1801 three banded armadillo
Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest 1804 big hairy armadillo | |
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus, Panochthus tuberculatus, Glyptodon perforatus, Glyptodon rudimentarius, Glyptodon sp.5, Glyptodon clavipes, Glyptodon reticulatus, Doedicurus clavicaudatus
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 glyptodon
Panochthus tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Glyptodon perforatus glyptodon
Glyptodon rudimentarius glyptodon
Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839 glyptodon
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Doedicurus clavicaudatus Owen 1847 glyptodon | |
Pampatherium typum Ameghino 1875 edentate | |
Lestodon trigonidens, Lestodon gaudryi, Glossotherium myloides, Glossotherium robustum, Scelidotherium leptocephalum
Lestodon trigonidens edentate
Glossotherium myloides edentate
Glossotherium robustum Owen 1842 edentate
Scelidotherium leptocephalum Owen 1839 edentate | |
Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate | |
"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 | |
"Stegomastodon superbus" = Notiomastodon platensis Ameghino 1888 gomphothere | |
Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat | |
Lyncodon patagonicus, "Lutra platensis" = Lontra longicaudis longicaudis
Lyncodon patagonicus de Blainville 1842 Patagonian weasel
"Lutra platensis" = Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Olfers 1818 neotropical otter | |
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Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Pseudalopex griseus, "Dinocynops nehringi n. sp." = Stereocyon nehringi4, Dusicyon avus
Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 pampas fox Canis gymnocercus; type locality of Pseudalopex gymnocercus antiquus
Pseudalopex griseus Gray 1837 South American gray fox
Dusicyon avus Burmeister 1866 Falkland Island wolf | |
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus
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"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental | |
Lama guanicoe Müller 1776 guanaco
Eulamaops paralellus camel
Hemiauchenia paradoxa Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel | |
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Morenelaphus lujanensis New World deer
Morenelaphus azpeitianus New World deer | |
Reithrodon auritus Fischer 1814 bunny rat
Holochilus brasiliensis Desmarest 1819 Brazilian marsh rat
Calomys callosus Rengger 1830 big laucha | |
Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 plains viscacha | |
Ctenomys lujanensis caviomorph
Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett 1836 Magellanic tuco-tuco | |
Myocastor priscus spiny rat | |
Neochoerus sulcidens caviomorph
Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann 1780 Patagonian mara
Microcavia robusta caviomorph
Microcavia australis Geoffroy and Dorbigny 1833 caviomorph |