Chimalhuacan-Atenco Capa V (locality 66-5): Late/Upper Pleistocene, Mexico
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Reptilia
- Gruiformes
- Rallidae
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Fulica americana
Gmelin 1789
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Brodkorb and Phillips 1973 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Podicipediformes
- Podicipedidae
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Podiceps parvus
(Schufeldt 1913)
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Brodkorb and Phillips 1973 | |||||||||
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Aechmophorus occidentalis
(Lawrence 1858)
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Brodkorb and Phillips 1973 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Anseriformes
- Anatidae
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Aythya affinis
(Eyton 1838)
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Brodkorb and Phillips 1973 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Phoenicopteridae
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Phoenicopterus copei
Shufeldt 1891
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Brodkorb and Phillips 1973 | |||||||||
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Reptilia
- Charadriiformes
- Recurvirostridae
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Recurvirostra americana
Gmelin 1789
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Brodkorb and Phillips 1973 | |||||||||
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Mammalia
- Cingulata
- Glyptodontidae
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Glyptotherium mexicanum
(Cuataparo and Ramirez 1875)
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| synonym of Glyptotherium cylindricum | ||||||||||
| "Brachyostracon mexicanus" | ||||||||||
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Mammalia
- Proboscidea
- Elephantidae
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Mammuthus sp.
Brookes 1828
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| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | Mexico | State/province: | Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 19.4° North, 98.9° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 19.4° North, 98.9° West | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text | ||
| Altitude: | 2239 meters | ||
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| Stage: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 |
| Key time interval: | Late/Upper Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 0.12900 - 0.01170 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Stratigraphy comments: bed/horizon: Capa V |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | sandstone |
| Environment: | lacustrine indet. |
| Geology comments: upper part is grey-green volcanic ash and clay with sand and pumice, lower part is dark grey weathered sand with pumice shards; average thickness 0.22 m; possibly represents the Becerra Fm.; underlies Capa IV | |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
| Disassociated major elements: | some |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | selective quarrying |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Collection method comments: Repository: Departamento de Prehistoria, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico D.F. | |
Metadata
| Also known as: | Tzocuilco | ||
| Database number: | 71320 | ||
| Authorizer: | J. Alroy, M. Clapham, J. Bloch | Enterer: | J. Alroy, R. Hulbert, M. Clapham |
| Modifier: | K. Magoulick | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 1999-02-16 15:05:45 | Last modified: | 2023-07-11 14:45:51 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 1999-02-16 15:05:45 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC BY | ||
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 24036. | A. Garcia Cook. 1968. Chimalhuacan: Un artefacto asociado a megafauna. Publicaciones, Departamento de Prehistoria, Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia 21:1-42 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy] |
Secondary references:
| 50558 | P. Brodkorb and A. R. Phillips. 1973. Pleistocene birds from the Valley of Mexico. The Auk 90(2):438-440 [J. Bloch/R. Hulbert] |