Where: Bahia, Brazil (10.3° S, 43.7° W: paleocoordinates 10.2° S, 43.7° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Museu de Ciências Naturais da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais collection
Primary reference: C. Cartelle, G. De Iuliis, and F. Pujos. 2008. A new species of Megalonychidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Poço Azul (Bahia, Brazil). Comptes Rendus Palevol 7(6):335-346 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 85343: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.12.2008, edited by Gustavo Ballen
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Ahytherium aureum n. gen. n. sp., Australonyx aquae n. sp.
Ahytherium aureum n. gen. n. sp. Cartelle et al. 2008 edentate |