Where: Sao Paulo, Brazil (24.6° S, 48.6° W: paleocoordinates 24.6° S, 48.3° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Pleistocene to Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: Repositories: Museu Paulista, located in São Paulo City; São Paulo Zoology Museum (MZ-USP), São Paulo City; National Museum of Rio de Janeiro (MN-RJ), in Rio de Janeiro City; University of São Paulo Geosciences Institute (IGc-USP), São Paulo City; Museum of the Geology Institute of São Paulo (MUGEO); and Museum Prof. Dr. Mário Tolentino of the Federal University of São Carlos (MUFSCar), São Paulo State.
Primary reference: A. M. Ghilardi, M. A. Fernandes, and M. E. Bichuette. 2011. Megafauna from the Late Pleistocene-Holocene deposits of the Upper Ribeira karst area, southeast Brazil. Quaternary International 245(2):369-378 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 147609: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Maria Vallejo on 10.07.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839 glyptodon | |
cf. Hoplophorus sp. Lund 1838 edentate | |
Eremotherium laurillardi Lund 1842 edentate | |
Nothrotherium maquinense Hay 1930 edentate | |
Mylodontidae indet. Ameghino 1889 edentate
Catonyx cuvieri Lund 1839 edentate
Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855 edentate | |
Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat
Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar | |
cf. Hippidion sp. Owen 1869 horse | |
Tapirus terrestris Linnaeus 1758 Brazilian tapir | |
Toxodon sp. Owen 1837 notoungulate | |
"Stegomastodon waringi" = Notiomastodon platensis
"Stegomastodon waringi" = Notiomastodon platensis Ameghino 1888 gomphothere |