Nuapua 2, Chuquisaca, Bolivia: Holocene, Bolivia

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
unclassified
Leposternon sp.
Reptilia - Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae
Podiceps minor
Podiceps cornutus (Gmelin 1789)
recombined as Podiceps auritus cornutus
Reptilia - Columbiformes - Columbidae
Columbidae indet. Illiger 1811
Reptilia - Cuculiformes - Cuculidae
Coccyzus sp. Viellot 1816
Reptilia - Gruiformes - Rallidae
Rallidae indet. Vigors 1825
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Dendrocygna sp. Swinson 1837
Anas sp. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Passeriformes
Passeriformes indet. Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Caprimulgiformes - Nyctibiidae
Nyctibius sp. Vieillot 1816
Reptilia - Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Platalea sp. Linnaeus 1758
Ajaja rosea (Brisson 1760)
synonym of Platalea ajaja
Reptilia - Rheiformes - Rheidae
Rhea cf. americana (Linnaeus 1758)
Reptilia - Tinamiformes - Tinamidae
cf. Rhynchotus sp. Spix 1825
Crypturus tataupa (Temminck 1815)
recombined as Crypturellus tataupa
Reptilia - Falconidae
Falconidae indet. Vigors 1824
Reptilia - Charadriiformes - Jacanidae
Jacana sp. Brisson 1760
Reptilia
Tupinambis teguixin Linnaeus 1758
Reptilia - Boidae
Boidae indet. Gray 1825
Reptilia - Crotalidae
Crotalinae indet. Oppel 1811
spelled with current rank as Crotalidae
Reptilia - Colubridae
Colubrinae indet. Oppel 1811
Reptilia - Testudines
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788
de Broin 1991
Mammalia - Cervidae
Morenelaphus sp. Carette 1922
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Dusicyon griseus
Mammalia - Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest 1817)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Caviidae
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Linnaeus 1766)
Galea cf. musteloides Meyen 1832
Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Myocastor coypus (Molina 1782)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Ctenomys sp. de Blainville 1826
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Holochilus brasilienses
Calomys sp. (Waterhouse 1837)
Graomys sp. Thomas 1916
Zygodontomys lasiurus
Mammalia - Lagomorpha - Leporidae
Leporidae indet. Fischer de Waldheim 1817
Mammalia - Primates - Hominidae
Homo sapiens Linnaeus 1758
skull
Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Euphractus sexcinctus (Linnaeus 1758)
Dasypus cf. novemcinctus Linnaeus 1758
recombined as Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus
Propraopus cf. punctatus (Lund 1842)
Zaedyus pichiy Desmarest 1804
Chaetophractus cf. vellerosus (Gray 1865)
or villosus
Tolypeutes matacus (Azara 1801)
recombined as Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus
Mammalia - Chiroptera - Molossidae
Eumops perotis (Schinz 1821)
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Bufonidae
Bufo cf. paracnemis
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Ceratophrynidae
Ceratophrys cf. ornata
Amphibia - Temnospondyli - Leptodactylidae
Leptodactylus cf. ocellatus
see common names

Geography
Country:Bolivia State/province:Chuquisaca
Coordinates: 20.8° South, 63.1° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:20.8° South, 63.1° West
Basis of coordinate:based on nearby landmark
Altitude:616 meters
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Holocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Holocene
Age range of interval:0.01170 - 0.00000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Nuapua Member:middle
Lithology and environment
Lithology description: 1.5-1.0 m of reworked gray tuff
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Metadata
Database number:70705
Authorizer:D. Croft, P. Holroyd Enterer:D. Weinstein, P. Holroyd
Modifier:D. Weinstein
Created:2007-04-03 07:15:39 Last modified:2007-04-03 10:16:58
Access level:the public Released:2007-04-03 07:15:39
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:
19694. 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]

Secondary references:

59688 F. de Broin. 1991. Fossil Turtles from Bolivia. In SUAREZ-SORUCO, R. (Ed.) (eds.), FOSILES Y FACIES DE BOLIVIA ·VOL. 1 VERTEBRADOS, Revista Técnica de YPFB 12(34):509-527 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]