Pintado (Pleistocene of Uruguay)

Also known as Pintado-Urumbeba, Cuareim River; Piedra Pintada

Where: Uruguay (30.4° S, 56.5° W: paleocoordinates 30.4° S, 56.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Sopas Formation, Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial; lithology not reported

• floodplain facies of meandering fluvial systems, date assumed to be between 11000 and 15000 AP

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), sieve

Primary reference: M. Ubilla and M. T. Alberdi. 1990. Hippidion sp. (Mammalia, Perissodactyla, Equidae) en Sedimentos del Pleistoceno Superior del Uruguay (Edad Mamifero Luganense). Estudios Geologia 46:453-464 [J. Alroy/K. Sears/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 71274: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Karen Sears on 07.02.1999, edited by Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
Toxodon platensis
Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.2
Gomphotheriidae indet.2 Hay 1922 gomphothere
  - Mylodontidae
Lestodon armatus, Glossotherium robustum
Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855 edentate
Glossotherium robustum Owen 1842 edentate
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Megatherium americanum
Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Propraopus sp.2
Propraopus sp.2 Ameghino 1881 armadillo
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
"Neothoracophorus sp." = Glyptodon2, Glyptodon clavipes, Panochthus tuberculatus
"Neothoracophorus sp." = Glyptodon2 Owen 1839 glyptodon
Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839 glyptodon
Panochthus tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
Pampatherium humboldtii
Pampatherium humboldtii Lund 1839 edentate
"Pampatherium humboldti"
 Cingulata -
Neuryurus rudis2
Neuryurus rudis2 Gervais 1878 edentate
 Carnivora - Felidae
Smilodon populator2, "Puma concolor" = Puma concolor, "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor2
Smilodon populator2 Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat
"Puma concolor" = Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 puma
"Felis concolor"
"Felis concolor" = Puma concolor2 Linnaeus 1771 puma
 Carnivora - Ursidae
? Tremarctinae indet.2
? Tremarctinae indet.2 Merriam and Stock 1925 bear
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
"Palaeolama paradoxa" = Palaeolama (Palaeolama) paradoxa, ? Lama sp.2, Hemiauchenia paradoxa2
"Palaeolama paradoxa" = Palaeolama (Palaeolama) paradoxa Cabrera 1935 camel
? Lama sp.2 Cuvier 1800 camel
Hemiauchenia paradoxa2 Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Catagonus sp.
Catagonus sp. Ameghino 1904 Chacoan peccary
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Antifer ultra, Paraceros fragilis2, Ozotoceros bezoarticus, Morenelaphus lujanensis, Morenelaphus brachyceros
Antifer ultra Ameghino 1888 deer
Paraceros fragilis2 Ameghino 1888 deer
Ozotoceros bezoarticus Linné 1758 Pampas deer
Morenelaphus lujanensis New World deer
Morenelaphus brachyceros Gervais and Ameghino 1880 New World deer
 Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae
Neolicaphrium recens1
Neolicaphrium recens1 Frenguelli 1921 placental
MHD-P 509
 Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
Macrauchenia sp.
Macrauchenia sp. Owen 1838 placental
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus terrestris2
Tapirus terrestris2 Linnaeus 1758 Brazilian tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus2, Hippidion principale2
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus2 Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hippidion principale2 Lund 1846 horse
 Rodentia - Erethizontidae
? Coendou magnus2
? Coendou magnus2 Lund 1839 prehensile-tailed porcupine
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris2, Neochoerus sp., Cavia sp.
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris2 Linnaeus 1766 capybara
Neochoerus sp. Hay 1926 caviomorph
Cavia sp. Pallas 1766 guinea pig
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Myocastor coypus
Myocastor coypus Molina 1782 coypu
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Holochilus sp., Lundomys monitor2
Holochilus sp. Brandt 1835 marsh rat
1Corona et al. 2019; 2Ubilla et al. 2009