Telen (Neogene of Argentina)

Where: La Pampa, Argentina (36.1° S, 65.0° W: paleocoordinates 36.3° S, 62.8° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Huayquerian mammal zone, Cerro Azul Formation, Huayquerian (8.0 - 5.0 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; gravel

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Esteban, et al. 2000: Todos los ejemplares analizados están depositados en

•la Cátedra de Geología Histórica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales de la Universidad Nacional ele La Pampa, Argentina, cuyo acrónimo es GHUNLPam

Primary reference: F. J. Goin, C. I. Montalvo, and G. Visconti. 2000. Los marsupiales (Mammalia) del Mioceno Superior de la Formacion Cerro Azul(Provincia de La Pampa, Argentina). Estudios Geol 56:101-126 [C. Jaramillo/J. Carrillo/J. Carrillo]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 151499: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juan Carrillo on 04.10.2013, edited by Miranta Kouvari

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Didelphimorphia - Sparassocynidae
Sparassocynidae indet. Reig 1958 marsupial
 Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Hyperdidelphys pattersoni Reig 1952 opossum
Thylatheridium dolgopolae Reig 1952 opossum
Thylatheridium hudsoni Goin and Montalvo 1988 opossum
 Notoungulata - Hegetotheriidae
Paedotherium sp.1 Burmeister 1888 notoungulate
 Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Chorobates villosissimus2 Reig 1958 armadillo
Macroeuphractus morenoi2 Lydekker 1894 armadillo
Proeuphractus sp.2 Ameghino 1886 armadillo
Zaedyus pichiy2 Desmarest 1804 pichi
Chasicotatus ameghinoi2 Scillato-Yané 1977 armadillo
Doellotatus inornatus2 Rovereto 1914 armadillo
Macrochorobates scalabrinii2 Moreno and Mercerat 1891 armadillo