PBDB Collection

Tarija (Pleistocene of Bolivia)

Also known as Valle de Tarija Valle de Tarija

Where: Tarija , Bolivia (21.5° S, 64.7° W: paleocoordinates 21.6° S, 64.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Tarija Formation, Early/Lower Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.8 Ma)

Environment/lithology: fluvial; silty, sandy lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: L. G. Marshall and T. Sempere. 1991. The Eocene to Pleistocene vertebrates of Bolivia and their stratigraphic context: a review. In R. Suárez-Soruco (ed.), Fósiles y Facies de Bolivia - Vol. 1 Vertebrados (Revista Ténica de YPFB) 12(3-4):631-652 [D. Croft/D. Weinstein/S. Bruning]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 70673: authorized by Darin Croft, entered by Deborah Weinstein on 02.04.2007, edited by Grace Varnham, Bethany Allen, John Alroy and Juan Carrillo

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Taxonomic list

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Amphibia
Salientia - Bufonidae	Bufo cf. marinus Bufo cf. marinus Tihen 1962 toad subspecies horribilis
Salientia - Ceratophrynidae	Ceratophrys sp. Ceratophrys sp. Wied 1824 South American horned frog
Aves
Cathartiformes - Cathartidae	Vultur gryphus Vultur gryphus Linnaeus 1758 Andean condor
Mammalia
Notoungulata - Toxodontidae	Toxodon cf. platensis Toxodon cf. platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	"Notiomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon, "Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon, Cuvieronius tropicus¹ "Notiomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon Cabrera 1929 gomphothere "Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon Cabrera 1929 gomphothere or Stegomastodon Cuvieronius tropicus¹ Cope 1884 gomphothere
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Andinomys cf. edea, Kunsia fronto, Oxymycterus cf. paranensis, Phyllotis cf. darwini, Calomys cf. lancha, Nectomys cf. squamipes Andinomys cf. edea mouse Kunsia fronto Winge 1887 giant rat Oxymycterus cf. paranensis hocicudo Phyllotis cf. darwini mouse Calomys cf. lancha vesper mouse Nectomys cf. squamipes Brants 1827 Neotropical water rat
Rodentia - Erethizontidae	Coendou sp., Coendou magnus Coendou sp. Lacépède 1799 prehensile-tailed porcupine Coendou magnus Lund 1839 prehensile-tailed porcupine
Rodentia - Caviidae	Neochoerus tarijensis, Hydrochoerus tarijensis n. sp.², "Hydrochoerus aff. capybara" = Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris² Neochoerus tarijensis caviomorph Hydrochoerus tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 capybara "Hydrochoerus aff. capybara" = Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris² Linnaeus 1766 capybara
Rodentia - Echimyidae	Euryzygomatomys hoffstetteri Euryzygomatomys hoffstetteri spiny rat
Rodentia - Myocastoridae	Matyoscor perditus n. gen. n. sp.² Matyoscor perditus n. gen. n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph
Rodentia - Ctenomyidae	Ctenomys brachyrhinus n. sp.², Ctenomys subquadratus n. sp.², Ctenomys subassentiens n. sp.² Ctenomys brachyrhinus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph Ctenomys subquadratus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph Ctenomys subassentiens n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 caviomorph
Carnivora - Ursidae	Arctotherium wingei n. sp.², Arctotherium tarijense n. sp.² Arctotherium wingei n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 bear Arctotherium tarijense n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 bear
Carnivora - Procyonidae	Nasua sp. Nasua sp. Storr 1780 coati
Carnivora - Mephitidae	Conepatus suffocans Conepatus suffocans Illiger 1811 hog-nosed skunk
Carnivora - Felidae	Smilodon populator, Machaerodus ensenadensis², Felis yaguaroundi, Felis platensis², "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor, Panthera onca Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat Machaerodus ensenadensis² Ameghino 1888 cat Felis yaguaroundi cat Felis platensis² Ameghino 1889 cat "Felis concolor" = Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 puma Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar
Carnivora - Canidae	Protocyon troglodytes, Chrysocyon brachyurus, "Palaeocyon tarijensis n. sp." = Canis tarijensis², Canis proplatensis², Pseudalopex gymnocercus, "Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Protocyon troglodytes Lund 1938 canine Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger 1815 maned wolf "Palaeocyon tarijensis n. sp." = Canis tarijensis² Ameghino 1902 canine Canis proplatensis² Ameghino 1891 canine Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 pampas fox "Canis dirus" = Aenocyon dirus Leidy 1858 dire wolf
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Hippocamelus (Furcifer) incognitus n. sp.², Charitoceros tarijensis, Cervus tuberculatus², Cervus percultus n. sp.² Hippocamelus (Furcifer) incognitus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 huemuls Charitoceros tarijensis deer Cervus tuberculatus² Gervais and Ameghino 1880 deer Cervus percultus n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 deer
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Platygonus tarijensis Platygonus tarijensis peccary
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	Palaeolama castelnaudi², Palaeolama weddelli², Lama cf. oweni, Lama provicugna, Lama glama Palaeolama castelnaudi² Gervais 1854 camel Palaeolama weddelli² Gervais 1855 camel Lama cf. oweni camel Lama provicugna camel Lama glama Linnaeus 1758 camel
Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae	"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica "Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Equus insulatus" = Equus (Amerhippus) insulatus, Hippidion bonaerensis, Hippidion principale, "Onohippidium devillei" = Hippidion devillei "Equus insulatus" = Equus (Amerhippus) insulatus Ameghino 1904 horse Hippidion bonaerensis horse originally entered as "Hippidion bonaerense" Hippidion principale Lund 1846 horse "Onohippidium devillei" = Hippidion devillei Gervais 1855 horse
Perissodactyla - Tapiridae	Tapirus tarijensis n. sp.² Tapirus tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 tapir
Cingulata - Pampatheriidae	Pampatherium cf. humboldtii Pampatherium cf. humboldtii Lund 1839 edentate "Pampatherium cf. humboldti": or typum
Cingulata - Glyptodontidae	Panochthus sp.⁴, "Glyptodon sp." = Glyptodon⁵, "Chlamydotherium cf. sellowi" = Glyptodon, Glyptodon reticulatus² Panochthus sp.⁴ Burmeister 1866 glyptodon MNPA-V 006598, originally attributed Panochthus cf. P. tuberculatus by Hoffstetter (1964) "Glyptodon sp." = Glyptodon⁵ Owen 1839 glyptodon "Chlamydotherium cf. sellowi" = Glyptodon glyptodon Glyptodon reticulatus² Owen 1845 glyptodon
Cingulata - Panochthidae	Hoplophorus echazui Hoplophorus echazui edentate
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Euphractus sexcinctus, Chaetophractus villosus, Dasypus tarijensis n. sp.², Propraopus cf. sulcatus Euphractus sexcinctus Linnaeus 1758 six banded armadillo Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest 1804 big hairy armadillo Dasypus tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 armadillo Propraopus cf. sulcatus Lund 1838 armadillo or grandis
Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae	Megatherium tarijense² Megatherium tarijense² Gervais and Ameghino 1880 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Nothropus tarijensis Nothropus tarijensis edentate
- Mylodontidae	Scelidodon tarijensis, cf. Scelidodon tarijensis³, Pseudolestodon tarijensis n. sp.², Lestodon armatus² Scelidodon tarijensis Gervais and Ameghino 1880 edentate MNHN TAR 1260 Type, FMNH P 14243, MNPA 005769, MNPA 32, MNPA 368 cf. Scelidodon tarijensis³ Gervais and Ameghino 1880 edentate MNPA 298 Pseudolestodon tarijensis n. sp.² Ameghino 1902 edentate Lestodon armatus² Gervais 1855 edentate
Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae	Lutreolina crassicaudata Lutreolina crassicaudata Desmarest 1804 lutrine opossum

¹Alroy 2007; ²Ameghino 1902; ³Miño-Boilini and Carlini 2009; ⁴Zamorano and Oliva 2020; ⁵Zurita et al. 2009