Also known as Bajo de Andalhuala (informal Araucanense)
Where: Catamarca, Argentina (26.7° S, 66.0° W: paleocoordinates 26.8° S, 64.8° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Andalhuala Formation, Montehermosan to Montehermosan (5.0 - 3.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: The complete pes of the holotype of P. bergi (MLP 2-66) is housed in the collection of Departamento Científico de Paleontología de Vertebrados, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
Primary reference: M. A. Reguero and A. M. Candela. 2011. Late cenozoic mammals from the northwest of Argentina. In J. A: Salfity, R. A. Marquillas (eds.), Cenozoic geology of the Central Andes of Argentina 411-426 [C. Jaramillo/J. Carrillo]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 157795: authorized by Carlos Jaramillo, entered by Juan Carrillo on 04.07.2014, edited by Jelle Zijlstra, Mark Uhen, Evangelos Vlachos, Miranta Kouvari and Grace Varnham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Reptilia | |
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Aves | |
Opisthodactylus kirchneri n. sp.5
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Mammalia | |
"Paradidelphys pattersonii" = Hyperdidelphys opossum | |
"Achlysictis atrox" = Thylacosmilus
"Achlysictis atrox" = Thylacosmilus metatherian | |
Microtragulus catamarcensis Kraglievich 1931 metatherian | |
Xotodon sp. Ameghino 1887 notoungulate | |
Toxodontherium sp. Ameghino 1883 notoungulate | |
"Tremacyllus latifrons" = Tremacyllus incipiens, Hemihegetotherium robustum
"Tremacyllus latifrons" = Tremacyllus incipiens Rovereto 1914 notoungulate
Hemihegetotherium robustum Rovereto 1914 notoungulate | |
Typotheriopsis internum Ameghino 1891 notoungulate | |
Sphenotherus zavaletianus Ameghino 1891 edentate
Scelidotherium pendolai edentate | |
"Pyramiodontherium bergi n. sp." = Pyramiodontherium bergi, "Pyramiodontherium dubium n. sp." = Pyramiodontherium bergi2, Megatherium bergi n. sp.2
"Pyramiodontherium bergi n. sp." = Pyramiodontherium bergi Moreno and Mercerat 1891 edentate Holotype: MLP 2-66
"Pyramiodontherium dubium n. sp." = Pyramiodontherium bergi2 Moreno and Mercerat 1891 edentate the type. Info from this ref but the primary ref is Rovereto 1914
Megatherium bergi n. sp.2 Moreno and Mercerat 1891 edentate the type. Info from this ref but the primary ref is Moreno y Mercerat 1891
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Palaeomyrmidon incomptus n. gen. n. sp.4
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Neotamandua conspicua n. sp.4
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Chorobates scalabrini armadillo
Paraeuphractus prominens Moreno and Mercerat 1891 armadillo | |
Phlyctaenopyga ameghinoi, "Plohophorus ameghini n. sp." = Phlyctaenopyga ameghini7, "Eosclerocalyptus planus" = Eosclerocalyptus proximus, Stromaphorus compressidens, Hoplophractus proximus
Phlyctaenopyga ameghinoi edentate
"Plohophorus ameghini n. sp." = Phlyctaenopyga ameghini7 Moreno 1882 edentate Holotype: MLP-16-101 described by Ameghino 1889
"Eosclerocalyptus planus" = Eosclerocalyptus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891 edentate
Stromaphorus compressidens Moreno and Mercerat 1891 edentate
Hoplophractus proximus Moreno and Mercerat 1891 edentate | |
Pithanotomys columnaris Ameghino 1887 caviomorph | |
Neophanomys biplicatus Rovereto 1914 caviomorph | |
Palaeocavia sp. Ameghino 1889 caviomorph
Cardiomys ameghinorum Rovereto 1914 caviomorph
Orthomyctera andina Rovereto 1914 caviomorph
Prodolichotis prisca Rovereto 1914 caviomorph | |
Tetrastylus intermedius n. sp.1
Tetrastylus intermedius n. sp.1 Rovereto 1914 caviomorph Holotype: MACNPv 8323 ref 70649 (also mentioned in 51892)
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Cyonasua brevirostris Moreno and Mercerat 1891 procyonid carnivore
Chapalmalania alteafrontis procyonid carnivore | |
Brachytherium laternarium placental | |
Promacrauchenia antiqua Ameghino 1887 placental |