Jinotepe (Pleistocene of Nicaragua)

Where: Nicaragua (11.9° N, 86.2° W: paleocoordinates 11.9° N, 86.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; claystone

• black clay

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: original phosphate

Primary reference: S. G. Lucas, R. Garcia, E. Espinoza, G. E. Alvarado, L. Hde Mendoza and E. Vega. 2008. The fossil mammals of Nicaragua. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 44:417-429 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 86958: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.02.2009

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea -
Proboscidea indet. Illiger 1811 proboscidean