Casa del Diablo cave (Pleistocene of Peru)

Also known as CdD

Where: Puno, Peru (15.0° S, 70.4° W: paleocoordinates 15.0° S, 70.4° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: cave; carbonate

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: NRM: Swedish Museum of Natural History (Stockholm, Sweden)

Primary reference: F. Pujos, G. de Iuliis, C. Argot and L. Werdelin. 2007. A peculiar climbing Megalonychidae from the Pleistocene of Peru and its implication for sloth history. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 149:179-235 [C. Jaramillo/A. Cardenas ]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 145248: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Andrés Cárdenas on 31.05.2013, edited by Patricio Santamarina and Philip Mannion

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
  - Mylodontidae
Catonyx sp.2
Catonyx sp.2 Ameghino 1891 edentate
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Megatheriidae indet.2, Diabolotherium nordenskioldi2, Megatherium sp.1
Megatheriidae indet.2 Gray 1821 edentate
Diabolotherium nordenskioldi2 Pujos et al. 2007 edentate
gen. nov.
Megatherium sp.1 Cuvier 1796 edentate
NRM M4451 and NRMM4290
 Carnivora - Canidae
Lycalopex culpaeus2
Lycalopex culpaeus2 Molina 1782 culpeo
“Canis” peruanus (= Lycalopex culpaeus)
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Mustelidae indet.2
Mustelidae indet.2 Fischer 1817 mustelid carnivore
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera sp.2
Panthera sp.2 Oken 1816 cat
Panthera onca or Puma concolor
 Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae
Tayassuidae indet.2
Tayassuidae indet.2 Palmer 1897 peccary
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Agalmaceros wingei2
Agalmaceros wingei2 deer
NRM M4090
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Vicugna vicugna2, Lama guanicoe2
Vicugna vicugna2 Molina 1782 camel
Lama guanicoe2 Müller 1776 guanaco
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hippidion cf. devillei2
Hippidion cf. devillei2 Gervais 1855 horse
NRM M1905b and M4098
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Akodon sp.2, Phyllotis sp.2, Neotomys ebriosus2, Punomys lemminus2, Chinchillula sahamae2
Akodon sp.2 Meyen 1833 akodont
Phyllotis sp.2 Waterhouse 1837 rodent
Neotomys ebriosus2 Thomas 1894 rodent
Punomys lemminus2 Osgood 1943 rodent
Chinchillula sahamae2 Thomas 1898 rodent
 Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Lagidium "sp. nov."2
Lagidium "sp. nov."2 Meyen 1833 mountain viscacha
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Microcavia niata2, Galea musteloides2
Microcavia niata2 caviomorph
Galea musteloides2 Meyen 1832 common yellow-toothed cavy
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Echimyidae indet.2
Echimyidae indet.2 Gray 1825 spiny rat
1Pujos and Salas 2004; 2Villavicencio and Werdelin 2018