Arroyo Pedregoso (Miocene of Argentina)

Also known as APD

Where: Chubut, Argentina (46.0° S, 71.6° W: paleocoordinates 46.4° S, 68.2° W)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Mayoan mammal zone, Río Mayo Formation, Mayoan (11.0 - 10.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the MLP

Primary reference: G. De Iuliis, D. Brandoni, and G. J. Scillato-Yané. 2008. New remains of Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino 1904 (Xenarthra, Megatheriidae): Information on primitives features of Megatheriines. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(1):181-196 [C. Jaramillo/J. Carrillo/M. Kouvari]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 141934: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juan Carrillo on 03.04.2013, edited by Miranta Kouvari

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Taxonomic list

• P. rothi collected in 1990-1993 (GJ. SCILLATO-YANÉ & A.A. CARLINI Nuevos Xenarthra del Friasense (Mioceno medio) de Argentina, Stvd.Geol.Salmant, 34 (1998): p. 43-67)
Mammalia
 Cingulata -
Palaehoplophoroides rothi n. gen. n. sp. Scillato-Yané and Carlini 1998 edentate
Holotype MLP 92-XI-15-1
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Megathericulus patagonicus Ameghino 1904 edentate