Arroyo Tapalque (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (36.8° S, 59.9° W: paleocoordinates 36.8° S, 59.9° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Guerrero Member (Lujan Formation), Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• other age:Late Pleistocene

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: M.S. Bargo, A.N. Menegaz, J.L. Prado, M.C. Salemme, C.P. Tambussi and E.P. Tonni. 1986. Mamiferos y Biostratigrafia. Una Nueva Fauna Loval de la Unidad Mamifero Lujanense (Pleistoceno Tardio) de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana 23(3-4):229-232 [J. Alroy/K. Sears/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71279: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Karen Sears on 09.02.1999, edited by Miranta Kouvari and Kateryn Pino

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Panochthus tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 glyptodon
Doedicurus sp. Burmeister 1874 glyptodon
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate
  - Mylodontidae
Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855 edentate
Glossotherium robustum2 Owen 1842 edentate
 Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus Linnaeus 1758 horse
curvidens
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Lama sp. Cuvier 1800 camel
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.1 Hay 1922 gomphothere
MLP-44-XII-29-1 MACN Pv 5724
Notiomastodon platensis1 Ameghino 1888 gomphothere
MACN Pv 5716