Nuapua 2, Chuquisaca, Bolivia (Holocene of Bolivia)

Where: Chuquisaca, Bolivia (20.8° S, 63.1° W: paleocoordinates 20.8° S, 63.1° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: middle Member (Nuapua Formation), Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrialgray

• 1.5-1.0 m of reworked gray tuff

Primary reference: L. G. Marshall and T. Sempere. 1991. The Eocene to Pleistocene vertebrates of Bolivia and their stratigraphic context: a review. In R. Suárez-Soruco (ed.), Fósiles y Facies de Bolivia - Vol. 1 Vertebrados (Revista Ténica de YPFB) 12(3-4):631-652 [D. Croft/D. Weinstein/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70705: authorized by Darin Croft, entered by Deborah Weinstein on 03.04.2007, edited by Patricia Holroyd

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Leposternon sp.
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Tupinambis teguixin
Tupinambis teguixin Linnaeus 1758 tegu
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubrinae indet.
Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
 Squamata - Boidae
Boidae indet.
Boidae indet. Gray 1825 boa
 Squamata - Crotalidae
"Crotalinae indet." = Crotalidae
"Crotalinae indet." = Crotalidae Oppel 1811 pit viper
Aves
 Charadriiformes - Jacanidae
Jacana sp.
Jacana sp. Brisson 1760 shorebird
 Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Platalea sp., "Ajaja rosea" = Platalea ajaja
Platalea sp. Linnaeus 1758 spoonbills
"Ajaja rosea" = Platalea ajaja Linnaeus 1758 roseate spoonbill
 Caprimulgiformes - Nyctibiidae
Nyctibius sp.
Nyctibius sp. Vieillot 1816 nightjar
 Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps minor, "Podiceps cornutus" = Podiceps auritus cornutus
"Podiceps cornutus" = Podiceps auritus cornutus Gmelin 1789 horned grebe
 Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Coccyzus sp.
Coccyzus sp. Viellot 1816 cuckoo
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columbidae indet.
Columbidae indet. Illiger 1811 dove
 Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallidae indet.
Rallidae indet. Vigors 1825 rail
 Anseriformes - Anatidae
Dendrocygna sp., Anas sp.
Dendrocygna sp. Swinson 1837 whistling duck
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758 dabbling duck
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes indet.
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Tinamiformes - Tinamidae
"Crypturus tataupa" = Crypturellus tataupa, cf. Rhynchotus sp.
"Crypturus tataupa" = Crypturellus tataupa Temminck 1815 tataupa tinamou
cf. Rhynchotus sp. Spix 1825 tinamou
 Rheiformes - Rheidae
Rhea cf. americana
Rhea cf. americana Linnaeus 1758 greater rhea
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falconidae indet.
Falconidae indet. Vigors 1824 raptor
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Testudines indet.
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788 turtle
Mammalia
 Chiroptera - Molossidae
Eumops perotis
Eumops perotis Schinz 1821 western mastiff bat
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus, "Dasypus cf. novemcinctus" = Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus, Propraopus cf. punctatus, Zaedyus pichiy, Chaetophractus cf. vellerosus, Euphractus sexcinctus
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus Azara 1801 three banded armadillo
"Dasypus cf. novemcinctus" = Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus Linnaeus 1758 nine-banded armadillo
Propraopus cf. punctatus Lund 1842 armadillo
Zaedyus pichiy Desmarest 1804 pichi
Chaetophractus cf. vellerosus Gray 1865 screaming hairy armadillo
or villosus
Euphractus sexcinctus Linnaeus 1758 six banded armadillo
 Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758 human
skull
 Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet.
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817 rabbit
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Zygodontomys lasiurus, Holochilus brasilienses, Calomys sp., Graomys sp.
Calomys sp. Waterhouse 1837 vesper mouse
Graomys sp. Thomas 1916 mouse
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus Molina 1782 coypu
 Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Ctenomys sp.
Ctenomys sp. de Blainville 1826 caviomorph
 Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Lagostomus maximus
Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 plains viscacha
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Galea cf. musteloides
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris Linnaeus 1766 capybara
Galea cf. musteloides Meyen 1832 common yellow-toothed cavy
 Carnivora - Canidae
Dusicyon griseus
Dusicyon griseus Falkland Island wolf
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Morenelaphus sp.
Morenelaphus sp. Carette 1922 New World deer
Amphibia
 Salientia - Ceratophrynidae
Ceratophrys cf. ornata
Ceratophrys cf. ornata South American horned frog
 Salientia - Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylus cf. ocellatus
Leptodactylus cf. ocellatus White-lipped frogs
 Salientia - Bufonidae
Bufo cf. paracnemis