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 | |
Panochthus tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 glyptodon
Doedicurus sp. Burmeister 1874 glyptodon
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon | |
Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate | |
Lestodon armatus Gervais 1855 edentate | |
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental | |
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus
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Lama sp. Cuvier 1800 camel | |
Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate | |
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