: Puesto Almendra - Southern Cliff of ColhuƩ Huapi lake (Miocene of Argentina)

Where: Chubut, Argentina (45.6° S, 69.2° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.0° S, 66.1° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Puesto Almendra Member (Sarmiento Formation), Colhuehuapian (21.0 - 17.5 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: M. G. Vucetich and D. H. Verzi. 1994. Nota paleontologica: The presence of Protadelphomys (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in the Colhuehuapian of the South Barrancas of Lake Colhue Huapi (Chubut). Ameghiniana 31(1):93-94 [P. Mannion/M. Kouvari]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 206733: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Miranta Kouvari on 25.11.2019

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Rodentia -
Protadelphomys sp. Ameghino 1902 caviomorph
MLP 82- V-2-30. Proably a new species?