Also known as Megafauna Apodi
Where: Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (5.7° S, 37.8° W: paleocoordinates 5.7° S, 37.8° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Jandaíra Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene to Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• Corresponds to greater exposure of rocks carbonate Jandaíra Formation, Cretaceous basin (Bagnoli, 1994).
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; carbonate
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: The material studied belongs to the Museum of Lajedo
•Soledad (MLS), municipality of Apodi
Primary reference: K. O. Porpino, M. F. Santos, and L. P. Bergqvist. 2004. Registros de mamíferos fósseis no Lajedo de Soledade, Apodi, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Paleontologia 7(3):349-358 [C. Jaramillo/M. Vallejo/A. Cardenas ]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 148309: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Maria Vallejo on 16.07.2013
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
"Equus (Amerhippus) cf. neogeus" = Equus caballus, Hippidion sp.
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"Palaeolama major" = Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major
"Palaeolama major" = Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major Liais 1872 camel | |
Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat
Leopardus cf. tigrinus Schreber 1775 oncilla | |
Arctotherium sp. Bravard 1857 bear | |
Cerdocyon thous Linnaeus 1766 crab eating fox
Protocyon troglodytes Lund 1938 canine | |
Panochthus greslebini Castellanos 1941 glyptodon
Glyptodon sp. Owen 1839 glyptodon | |
Holmesina paulacoutoi Cartelle and Bohorquez 1985 edentate | |
Tolypeutes tricinctus Linnaeus 1758 three banded armadillo | |
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