Where: Cusco, Peru (13.5° S, 72.0° W: paleocoordinates 13.6° S, 71.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

• Megatherium americanum: a twisted femur

•Glyptodon cf. clavipes: complete specimen

Collection methods: Glyptodon remains from San Sebastian and are held at UNSA. A complete skeleton of Glyptodon cf. clavipes is expose in the Museo Histórico Regional Casa

•Garcilaso, Cusco

Primary reference: F. Pujos and R. Salas. 2004. A systematic reassessment and paleogeographic review of fossil Xenarthra from Peru. Bulletin de l'institut Francais d'Études Andines 33:331-377 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 146860: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Andrés Cárdenas on 01.07.2013

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