Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (34.6° S, 59.1° W: paleocoordinates 34.6° S, 59.1° W)
• local area-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 classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, surface (float), sieve
Primary reference: E. P. Tonni, J. L. Prado, A.N. Menegaz and M.C. Salemme. 1985. La Unidad Mamifero (Fauna) Lujanense. Proyeccion de la Estratigrafia Mamaliana al Cuaternario de la Region Pampeana. Ameghiniana 22(3-4):255-261 [J. Alroy/K. Sears/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 71303: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Karen Sears on 12.02.1999, edited by Mark Uhen, Miranta Kouvari, Bethany Allen, John Alroy and Juan Carrillo
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
Mammalia | |
Pampatherium typum Ameghino 1875 edentate | |
Panochthus tuberculatus, Plaxhaplus canaliculatus, Doedicurus clavicaudatus, Glyptodon perforatus, Glyptodon rudimentarius, Glyptodon sp.5, Glyptodon reticulatus, Glyptodon clavipes
Panochthus tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Plaxhaplus canaliculatus Ameghino 1884 glyptodon
Doedicurus clavicaudatus Owen 1847 glyptodon
Glyptodon perforatus glyptodon
Glyptodon rudimentarius glyptodon
Glyptodon reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839 glyptodon | |
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus, Chaetophractus villosus
"Tolypeutes matacus" = Tolypeutes tricinctus matacus Azara 1801 three banded armadillo
Chaetophractus villosus Desmarest 1804 big hairy armadillo | |
Megatherium americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate | |
Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Lestodon trigonidens, Lestodon gaudryi, Glossotherium myloides, Glossotherium robustum
Scelidotherium leptocephalum Owen 1839 edentate
Lestodon trigonidens edentate
Glossotherium myloides edentate
Glossotherium robustum Owen 1842 edentate | |
Reithrodon auritus Fischer 1814 bunny rat
Calomys callosus Rengger 1830 big laucha
Holochilus brasiliensis Desmarest 1819 Brazilian marsh rat | |
Myocastor priscus spiny rat | |
Ctenomys lujanensis caviomorph
Ctenomys magellanicus Bennett 1836 Magellanic tuco-tuco | |
Neochoerus sulcidens caviomorph
Microcavia robusta caviomorph
Microcavia australis Geoffroy and Dorbigny 1833 caviomorph
Dolichotis patagonum Zimmermann 1780 Patagonian mara | |
Lagostomus maximus Desmarest 1817 plains viscacha | |
Dusicyon avus, Pseudalopex gymnocercus, Pseudalopex griseus, "Dinocynops nehringi n. sp." = Stereocyon nehringi4
Dusicyon avus Burmeister 1866 Falkland Island wolf
Pseudalopex gymnocercus Fischer 1814 pampas fox Canis gymnocercus; type locality of Pseudalopex gymnocercus antiquus
Pseudalopex griseus Gray 1837 South American gray fox | |
"Lutra platensis" = Lontra longicaudis longicaudis, Lyncodon patagonicus
"Lutra platensis" = Lontra longicaudis longicaudis Olfers 1818 neotropical otter
Lyncodon patagonicus de Blainville 1842 Patagonian weasel | |
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Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat | |
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica
"Macrauchenia patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental | |
"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus
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Morenelaphus lujanensis New World deer
Morenelaphus azpeitianus New World deer | |
Eulamaops paralellus camel
Lama guanicoe Müller 1776 guanaco
Hemiauchenia paradoxa Gervais and Ameghino 1880 camel | |
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"Toxodon platensis" = Toxodon platensis, "Toxodon paradoxus" = Toxodon platensis, "Toxodon burmeisteri" = Toxodon platensis, Toxodon bilobidens
"Toxodon platensis" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
"Toxodon paradoxus" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
"Toxodon burmeisteri" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
Toxodon bilobidens Ameghino 1887 notoungulate | |
"Stegomastodon superbus" = Notiomastodon platensis Ameghino 1888 gomphothere | |
Aves | |
"Lagopterus minutus n. gen. n. sp." = Asthenopterus minutus2
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"Phalacrocorax pampeanus" = Phalacrocorax brasilianus2
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