Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (34.6° S, 59.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 59.1° W)
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Guerrero Member (Lujan Formation), Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)
• other age:Late Pleistocene
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), sieve
Primary reference: E. P. Tonni, J. L. Prado, A.N. Menegaz and M.C. Salemme. 1985. La Unidad Mamifero (Fauna) Lujanense. Proyeccion de la Estratigrafia Mamaliana al Cuaternario de la Region Pampeana. Ameghiniana 22(3-4):255-261 [J. Alroy/K. Sears/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 71303: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Karen Sears on 12.02.1999, edited by Mark Uhen, Miranta Kouvari, Bethany Allen, John Alroy and Juan Carrillo
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Aves | |
"Phalacrocorax pampeanus" = Phalacrocorax brasilianus2
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"Lagopterus minutus n. gen. n. sp." = Asthenopterus minutus2
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Mammalia | |
"Toxodon platensis" = Toxodon platensis, "Toxodon paradoxus" = Toxodon platensis, "Toxodon burmeisteri" = Toxodon platensis, Toxodon bilobidens
"Toxodon platensis" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
"Toxodon paradoxus" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
"Toxodon burmeisteri" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
Toxodon bilobidens Ameghino 1887 notoungulate | |
"Stegomastodon superbus" = Notiomastodon platensis Ameghino 1888 gomphothere | |
Holochilus brasiliensis Desmarest 1819 Brazilian marsh rat
Reithrodon auritus Fischer 1814 bunny rat
Calomys callosus Rengger 1830 big laucha | |
Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 plains viscacha | |
Microcavia robusta caviomorph
Microcavia australis Geoffroy and Dorbigny 1833 caviomorph
Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann 1780 Patagonian mara
Neochoerus sulcidens caviomorph | |
Myocastor priscus spiny rat | |
Ctenomys lujanensis caviomorph
Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett 1836 Magellanic tuco-tuco | |
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"Lutra platensis" = Lontra longicaudis longicaudis, Lyncodon patagonicus
"Lutra platensis" = Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Olfers 1818 neotropical otter
Lyncodon patagonicus de Blainville 1842 Patagonian weasel | |
Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat | |
Dusicyon avus, Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Pseudalopex griseus, "Dinocynops nehringi n. sp." = Stereocyon nehringi4
Dusicyon avus Burmeister 1866 Falkland Island wolf
Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 pampas fox Canis gymnocercus; type locality of Pseudalopex gymnocercus antiquus
Pseudalopex griseus Gray 1837 South American gray fox | |
Morenelaphus lujanensis New World deer
Morenelaphus azpeitianus New World deer | |
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Lama guanicoe Müller 1776 guanaco
Hemiauchenia paradoxa Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel
Eulamaops paralellus camel | |
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental | |
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus
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Pampatherium typum Ameghino 1875 edentate | |
Panochthus tuberculatus, Doedicurus clavicaudatus, Glyptodon perforatus, Glyptodon rudimentarius, Glyptodon sp.5, Glyptodon clavipes, Glyptodon reticulatus, Plaxhaplus canaliculatus
Panochthus tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Doedicurus clavicaudatus Owen 1847 glyptodon
Glyptodon perforatus glyptodon
Glyptodon rudimentarius glyptodon
Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839 glyptodon
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 glyptodon | |
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus, Chaetophractus villosus
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus Azara 1801 three banded armadillo
Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest 1804 big hairy armadillo | |
Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate | |
Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Glossotherium myloides, Glossotherium robustum, Lestodon trigonidens, Lestodon gaudryi
Scelidotherium leptocephalum Owen 1839 edentate
Glossotherium myloides edentate
Glossotherium robustum Owen 1842 edentate
Lestodon trigonidens edentate |