Carneiro Cave (Pleistocene of Brazil)
Also known as Serra da Mesa
Where: Goiás, Brazil (13.8° S, 48.4° W: paleocoordinates 13.8° S, 48.4° W)
• coordinate stated in text
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution
Environment/lithology: karst; carbonate
Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Primary reference: L. O. Salles, G. S. Carvalho, M. Weksler, F. L. Sicuro, F. Abreu, A. R. Camardella, P. G. Guedes, L. S. Avilla, E. A. P. Abrantes, V. Sahate, and I. S. A. Costa. 1999. Fauna de mamíferos do Quaternário de Serra da Mesa (Goiás, Brasil). Publicações Avulsas do Museu Nacional 78:1-15 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 211821: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Grace Varnham on 28.07.2020, edited by Philip Mannion
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Taxonomic list
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| Mammalia | |
Didelphidae indet., Monodelphis domestica, Monodelphis kunsi, Thylamys sp., Micoureus demerarae, Gracilinanus sp.
Didelphidae indet. opossum
Monodelphis domestica Wagner 1842 gray short-tailed opposum
Monodelphis kunsi Pine 1975 Pygmy short-tailed opossum
Thylamys sp. Gray 1843 fat-tailed mouse opossum
Micoureus demerarae Thomas 1905 Woolly mouse opossum
Gracilinanus sp. Gardner and Creighton 1989 gracile opposum | |
Macrophyllum sp., Carollia perspicillata, Desmodus indet., Mimon sp., Mimon bennettii, Uroderma sp., Lonchophyllinae indet., Stenodermatinae indet., Platyrrhinus sp., Sturnira lilium, Glossophaga soricina, Artibeus indet., Artibeus obscurus, Micronycteris sp., Trachops sp., Phyllostomus sp., Phyllostomus hastatus, Tonatia silvicola
Macrophyllum sp. Gray 1838 Long-legged bat
Carollia perspicillata short-tailed fruit bat
Desmodus indet. Wied-Neuwied 1826 vampire bat
Mimon sp. Gray 1838 leaf-nosed bat
Mimon bennettii Gray 1838 Mimon bennettii
Uroderma sp. Peters 1865 leaf-nosed bat
Lonchophyllinae indet. Griffiths 1982 leaf-nosed bat
Stenodermatinae indet. leaf-nosed bat
Platyrrhinus sp. Saussure 1860 broad-nosed bat
Sturnira lilium yellow-shouldered bat
Glossophaga soricina long-tongued bat
Artibeus indet. Leach 1821 Neotropical fruit bat
Artibeus obscurus Schinz 1821 Dark fruit-eating bat
Micronycteris sp. Gray 1866 big-eared bat
Trachops sp. Gray 1847 leaf-nosed bat
Phyllostomus sp. Lacépède 1799 spear-nosed bat
Phyllostomus hastatus spear-nosed bat
Tonatia silvicola leaf-nosed bat | |
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Pteronotus sp. Gray 1838 mustached bat
Pteronotus parnellii Gray 1843 mustached bat | |
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Natalus stramineus funnel-eared bat | |
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Myotis sp. Kaup 1829 vesper bat
Histiotus sp. Gervais 1855 vesper bat | |
Tolypeutes sp., Dasypodinae indet., Dasypus sp., "Dasypus novemcinctus" = Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus, "Dasypus septemcinctus" = Dasypus (Dasypus) septemcinctus, Euphractus sexcinctus
Tolypeutes sp. Illiger 1811 three-banded armadillo
Dasypodinae indet. Gray 1821 armadillo
Dasypus sp. Linnaeus 1758 armadillo
"Dasypus novemcinctus" = Dasypus (Dasypus) novemcinctus Linnaeus 1758 nine-banded armadillo
"Dasypus septemcinctus" = Dasypus (Dasypus) septemcinctus Linnaeus 1758 seven-banded armadillo
Euphractus sexcinctus Linnaeus 1758 six banded armadillo | |
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Tayassuidae indet. Palmer 1897 peccary | |
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Nasua nasua Linneaus 1766 South American coati | |
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Thrichomys apereoides punaré | |
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Proechimys sp. Allen 1899 spiny rat | |
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Dasyprocta sp. Illiger 1811 agouti | |
"Agouti paca" = Cuniculus paca
"Agouti paca" = Cuniculus paca Linnaeus 1766 lowland paca | |
Sigmodontinae indet., Nectomys sp., Calomys tener, Calomys expulsus, Oryzomyini indet., Oryzomys megacephalus, Oryzomys cf. lamia, Oryzomys sp., Oryzomys subflavus, Oligoryzomys sp.
Sigmodontinae indet. Wagner 1843 mouse
Nectomys sp. Peters 1861 water rat
Calomys tener Winge 1887 delicate vesper mouse
Calomys expulsus Lund 1841 Caatinga laucha
Oryzomyini indet. mouse
Oryzomys megacephalus rice rat
Oryzomys cf. lamia rice rat
Oryzomys sp. Baird 1857 rice rat
Oryzomys subflavus Wagner 1842 rice rat
Oligoryzomys sp. Bangs 1900 pygmy rice rat | |
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Bolomys lasiurus bolo mouse | |
| Reptilia | |
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Tupinambis sp. Daudin 1802 tegu | |
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Bothrops sp. Wagler 1824 pit viper | |
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Boa constrictor Linnaeus 1758 boa | |
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Teiidae indet. Gray 1827 squamates
Ameiva ameiva Linneaus 1758 Giant ameiva | |