Estancia Campionario (Miocene of Argentina)

Where: Neuquen, Argentina (40.4° S, 70.2° W: paleocoordinates 41.0° S, 65.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Collón Cura Formation, Colloncuran (15.5 - 13.8 Ma)

• M. Miocene but most probably Colloncuran.

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Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

• Pyroclastic deposits alternating between primary and reworked, light brown to orange; unclear whether the fossils derive directly from the pyroclastics

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: U. F. J. Pardinas. 1991. Primer registro de primates y otros vertebrados para la Formacion Collon Cura (Mioceno medio) del Neuquen, Argentina [First record of primates and other vertebrates from the Collon Cura Formation (middle Miocene)of Neuquen, Argentina]. Ameghiniana 28:197-199 [J. Alroy/J. Wertheim/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 28611: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Jill Wertheim on 20.02.2003, edited by Jason Head

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Taxonomic list

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unclassified
  -
cf. Paleothentinae indet.
Reptilia
 Squamata -
Lacertilia indet.
 Squamata - Boidae
Waincophis australis
Waincophis australis Albino 1987 boa
morphology suggests Waincophis (Albino, 1987)
Mammalia
 Sparassodonta - Borhyaenidae
cf. Arctodictis sp.
cf. Arctodictis sp. Mercerat 1891 metatherian
 Xenarthra -
Stegotheriini indet.
Stegotheriini indet. Ameghino 1889 edentate
 Rodentia - Erethizontidae
Erethizontidae indet.
Erethizontidae indet. Bonaparte 1845 porcupine
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Echimyidae indet.
Echimyidae indet. Gray 1825 spiny rat
 Primates - Cebidae
Cebidae indet.
Cebidae indet. Savage 1951 monkey