Tinguiririca Locality Set 3 (Paleogene of Chile)

Also known as Locality C; north of the Rio Tinguiririca

Where: Chile (35.0° S, 70.4° W: paleocoordinates 37.0° S, 62.4° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Abanico Formation, Tinguirirican (36.0 - 29.0 Ma)

• Tinguirirican SALMA

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; volcaniclastic sediments

• The Formation possibly represents lahar deposits
• purplish volcaniclastic sediments

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Reposited in the SGOPV

Primary reference: R. B. Hitz, J. J. Flynn, and A. R. Wyss. 2006. New Basal Interatheriidae (Typotheria, Notoungulata, Mammalia) from the Paleogene of Central Chile. American Museum Novitates 3520:1-32 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 186782: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 03.07.2017

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Notoungulata - Interatheriidae
Johnbell hatcheri n. gen. n. sp.
Johnbell hatcheri n. gen. n. sp. Hitz et al. 2006 notoungulate
SGOPV 3106 - holotype; paratype: SGOPV 2950