Paso Otero-Pardo: Lujanian, Argentina
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Glyptodontidae
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Panochthus sp.
Burmeister 1866
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Doedicurus clavicaudatus
(Owen 1847)
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Glyptodon sp.
Owen 1839
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Dasypodidae
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Eutatus seguini
Gervais 1867
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Mammalia
- Carnivora
- Canidae
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Pseudalopex gymnocercus
(Fischer 1814)
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| original and current combination Procyon gymnocercus | ||||||||||
| Canis gymnocercus | ||||||||||
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Dusicyon avus
Burmeister 1866
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| "Canis avus" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Camelidae
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Lama sp.
Cuvier 1800
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Lama guanicoe
Müller 1776
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Mammalia
- Perissodactyla
- Equidae
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Equus sp.
Linnaeus 1758
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Chinchillidae
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Lagostomus maximus
(Desmarest 1817)
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Mammalia
- Rodentia
- Caviidae
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Dolichotis patagonum
(Zimmermann 1780)
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Geography
| Country: | Argentina | State/province: | Buenos Aires | County: | Necochea County |
| Coordinates: | 38.6° South, 58.7° West (view map) | ||||
| Paleocoordinates: | 38.6° South, 58.7° West | ||||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Lujanian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.30000 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | not reported |
| Environment: | fluvial indet. |
| Geology comments: ancient floodplain; two sectors (1) lower "reddish-brown", (2) upper "green" | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Associated major elements: | some |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying,surface (float) |
| Collection size: | 49 individuals |
| Reason for describing collection: | general faunal/floral analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 71286 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy | Enterer: | K. Sears |
| Modifier: | M. Kouvari | ||
| Created: | 1999-02-10 08:16:49 | Last modified: | 2020-11-30 11:06:45 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-02-10 08:16:49 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 24012. | J.L. Prado, A.N. Menegaz, E.P. Tonni and M.C. Salemme. 1987. Los Mamiferos de la Fauna Local Paso Otero (Pleistoceno Tardio), Provincia de Buenos Aires. Aspectos Paleoambientales y Biostratigraficos. Ameghiniana 24(3-4):217-233 [J. Alroy/K. Sears/J. Alroy] |