PBDB Collection

Tarija (Pleistocene of Bolivia)

Also known as Valle de Tarija Valle de Tarija

Where: Tarija , Bolivia (21.5° S, 64.7° W: paleocoordinates 21.6° S, 64.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tarija Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; silty, sandy lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

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 70673: authorized by Darin Croft, entered by Deborah Weinstein on 02.04.2007, edited by Grace Varnham, Bethany Allen, John Alroy and Juan Carrillo

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia - Ceratophrynidae	Ceratophrys sp. Ceratophrys sp. Wied 1824 South American horned frog
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo cf. marinus Bufo cf. marinus Tihen 1962 toad subspecies horribilis
Aves
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	Vultur gryphus Vultur gryphus Linnaeus 1758 Andean condor
Mammalia
Cingulata - Panochthidae	Hoplophorus echazui Hoplophorus echazui edentate
Cingulata - Pampatheriidae	Pampatherium cf. humboldtii Pampatherium cf. humboldtii Lund 1839 edentate "Pampatherium cf. humboldti": or typum
Cingulata - Glyptodontidae	"Glyptodon sp." = Glyptodon⁵, "Chlamydotherium cf. sellowi" = Glyptodon, Glyptodon reticulatus², Panochthus sp.⁴ "Glyptodon sp." = Glyptodon⁵ Owen 1839 glyptodon "Chlamydotherium cf. sellowi" = Glyptodon glyptodon Glyptodon reticulatus² Owen 1845 glyptodon Panochthus sp.⁴ Burmeister 1866 glyptodon MNPA-V 006598, originally attributed Panochthus cf. P. tuberculatus by Hoffstetter (1964)
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypus tarijensis n. sp.², Propraopus cf. sulcatus, Euphractus sexcinctus, Chaetophractus villosus Dasypus tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 armadillo Propraopus cf. sulcatus Lund 1838 armadillo or grandis Euphractus sexcinctus Linnaeus 1758 six banded armadillo Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest 1804 big hairy armadillo
- Mylodontidae	Scelidodon tarijensis, cf. Scelidodon tarijensis³, Lestodon armatus², Pseudolestodon tarijensis n. sp.² Scelidodon tarijensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880 edentate MNHN TAR 1260 Type, FMNH P 14243, MNPA 005769, MNPA 32, MNPA 368 cf. Scelidodon tarijensis³ Gervais and Ameghino 1880 edentate MNPA 298 Lestodon armatus² Gervais 1855 edentate Pseudolestodon tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae	Megatherium tarijense² Megatherium tarijense² Gervais and Ameghino 1880 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Nothropus tarijensis Nothropus tarijensis edentate
Notoungulata - Toxodontidae	Toxodon cf. platensis Toxodon cf. platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Cuvieronius tropicus¹, "Notiomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon, "Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon Cuvieronius tropicus¹ Cope 1884 gomphothere "Notiomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon Cabrera 1929 gomphothere "Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon Cabrera 1929 gomphothere or Stegomastodon
Carnivora - Ursidae	Arctotherium wingei n. sp.², Arctotherium tarijense n. sp.² Arctotherium wingei n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 bear Arctotherium tarijense n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 bear
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Nasua sp. Nasua sp. Storr 1780 coati
Carnivora - Mephitidae	Conepatus suffocans Conepatus suffocans Illiger 1811 hog-nosed skunk
Carnivora - Canidae	Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Canis proplatensis², "Palaeocyon tarijensis n. sp." = Canis tarijensis², Chrysocyon brachyurus, "Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus, Protocyon troglodytes Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 pampas fox Canis proplatensis² Ameghino 1891 canine "Palaeocyon tarijensis n. sp." = Canis tarijensis² Ameghino 1902 canine Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger 1815 maned wolf "Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf Protocyon troglodytes Lund 1938 canine
Carnivora - Felidae	Smilodon populator, Machaerodus ensenadensis², Panthera onca, Felis yaguaroundi, Felis platensis², "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat Machaerodus ensenadensis² Ameghino 1888 cat Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar Felis yaguaroundi cat Felis platensis² Ameghino 1889 cat "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 puma
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Equus insulatus" = Equus (Amerhippus) insulatus, Hippidion bonaerensis, "Onohippidium devillei" = Hippidion devillei, Hippidion principale "Equus insulatus" = Equus (Amerhippus) insulatus Ameghino 1904 horse Hippidion bonaerensis horse originally entered as "Hippidion bonaerense" "Onohippidium devillei" = Hippidion devillei Gervais 1855 horse Hippidion principale Lund 1846 horse
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Tapirus tarijensis n. sp.² Tapirus tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 tapir
Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae	"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica "Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus tarijensis Platygonus tarijensis peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Palaeolama castelnaudi², Palaeolama weddelli², Lama cf. oweni, Lama provicugna, Lama glama Palaeolama castelnaudi² Gervais 1854 camel Palaeolama weddelli² Gervais 1855 camel Lama cf. oweni camel Lama provicugna camel Lama glama Linnaeus 1758 camel
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Charitoceros tarijensis, Cervus tuberculatus², Cervus percultus n. sp.², Hippocamelus (Furcifer) incognitus n. sp.² Charitoceros tarijensis deer Cervus tuberculatus² Gervais and Ameghino 1880 deer Cervus percultus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 deer Hippocamelus (Furcifer) incognitus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 huemuls
Rodentia - Echimyidae	Euryzygomatomys hoffstetteri Euryzygomatomys hoffstetteri spiny rat
Rodentia - Myocastoridae	Matyoscor perditus n. gen. n. sp.² Matyoscor perditus n. gen. n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph
Rodentia - Ctenomyidae	Ctenomys subassentiens n. sp.², Ctenomys brachyrhinus n. sp.², Ctenomys subquadratus n. sp.² Ctenomys subassentiens n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph Ctenomys brachyrhinus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph Ctenomys subquadratus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph
Rodentia - Erethizontidae	Coendou sp., Coendou magnus Coendou sp. Lacépède 1799 prehensile-tailed porcupine Coendou magnus Lund 1839 prehensile-tailed porcupine
Rodentia - Caviidae	Hydrochoerus tarijensis n. sp.², "Hydrochoerus aff. capybara" = Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris², Neochoerus tarijensis Hydrochoerus tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 capybara "Hydrochoerus aff. capybara" = Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris² Linnaeus 1766 capybara Neochoerus tarijensis caviomorph
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Kunsia fronto, Oxymycterus cf. paranensis, Nectomys cf. squamipes, Phyllotis cf. darwini, Calomys cf. lancha, Andinomys cf. edea Kunsia fronto Winge 1887 giant rat Oxymycterus cf. paranensis hocicudo Nectomys cf. squamipes Brants 1827 Neotropical water rat Phyllotis cf. darwini mouse Calomys cf. lancha vesper mouse Andinomys cf. edea mouse
Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae	Lutreolina crassicaudata Lutreolina crassicaudata Desmarest 1804 lutrine opossum

¹Alroy 2007; ²Ameghino 1902; ³Miño-Boilini and Carlini 2009; ⁴Zamorano and Oliva 2020; ⁵Zurita et al. 2009