DTC 32 (Miocene of Peru)

Also known as Inuya-Mapuya; Fitzcarrald Arch

Where: Peru (10.4° S, 73.0° W: paleocoordinates 10.9° S, 70.1° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Laventan (13.8 - 11.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; conglomerate

• Pebas marine-like megalake
• conglomerates, interpreted as storm deposits channelized in nearshore environment

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: P.-O. Antoine, R. Salas-Gismondi, P. Baby, M. Benammi, S. Brusset, D. Franceschi, N. Espurt, C. Goillot, F. Pujos, J. Tejada, and M. Urbina. 2007. The middle Miocene (Laventan) Fitzcarrald Fauna, Amazonian Peru. Cuadernos del Museo Geominero 8:19-24 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 107992: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 21.04.2011, edited by Philip Mannion and Juan Carrillo

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Loricata - Sebecidae
Sebecus huilensis2
Sebecus huilensis2 Langston 1965 crocodilian
MUSM 912, tooth
 Crocodylia - Gavialidae
Gryposuchus cf. colombianus2
Gryposuchus cf. colombianus2 Langston 1965 crocodilian
MUSM 650, partial jaw
 Crocodylia -
Balanerodus logimus2
Balanerodus logimus2 Langston 1965 crocodilian
MUSM 1261, tooth
 Crocodylia - Alligatoridae
Mourasuchus sp.2, Paleosuchus sp.2, Purussaurus sp.2
Mourasuchus sp.2 Price 1964 crocodilian
MUSM 931, left partial premaxilla
Paleosuchus sp.2 Gray 1862 caiman
MUSM 929, right partial dentary
Purussaurus sp.2 Barbosa Rodrigues 1892 crocodilian
MRU 17, snout
Mammalia
 Notoungulata - Interatheriidae
Miocochilius sp.
Miocochilius sp. Stirton 1953 notoungulate
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
Pericotoxodon cf. platignathus
Pericotoxodon cf. platignathus Madden 1997 notoungulate
 Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Uruguaytheriinae indet.
Uruguaytheriinae indet. Kraglievich 1928 placental
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Prodolichotis pridiana3
Prodolichotis pridiana3 Fields 1957 caviomorph
MUSM 1584
 Rodentia - Dinomyidae
Scleromys cf. schurmanni3, Potamarchinae indet.3, Drytomomys cf. aequatorialis3
Scleromys cf. schurmanni3 Stehlin 1940 caviomorph
MUSM 939, MUSM 940, MUSM 941
Potamarchinae indet.3 Kraglievich 1926 caviomorph
MUSM 945
Drytomomys cf. aequatorialis3 Anthony 1922 caviomorph
MUSM 943, MUSM 946, MUSM 942
 Rodentia - Neoepiblemidae
Neoepiblema sp.3
Neoepiblema sp.3 Ameghino 1889 caviomorph
MUSM 1607, MUSM 944
 Panameriungulata - Proterotheriidae
Proterotheriidae indet.
Proterotheriidae indet. Ameghino 1887 placental
 Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
aff. Theosodon sp.
aff. Theosodon sp. Ameghino 1887 placental
 Cetacea - Platanistidae
Platanistinae indet.1
Platanistinae indet.1 Flower 1867 toothed whale
 Sparassodonta - Borhyaenidae
Borhyaenidae indet.
1Bianucci et al. 2013; 2Salas-Gismondi et al. 2007; 3Tejada-Lara et al. 2015