Nuapua 1 (Pleistocene of Bolivia)

Where: Bolivia (20.9° S, 63.1° W: paleocoordinates 20.9° S, 62.8° W)

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Nuapua Formation, Ensenadan (1.8 - 0.4 Ma)

• other age:Pleistocene

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; volcaniclastic sediments

• "une cinerite consolidee, de couleur rose" that is 2 to 3 m thick; interpreted as a subaerial volcanic deposit; underlies Nuapua 2

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. Hoffstetter. 1968. Bull Mus Nat Hist Natur 40:823-836 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71322: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 16.02.1999, edited by Juan Carrillo

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
"Toxodon ensenadensis" = Toxodon platensis
"Toxodon ensenadensis" = Toxodon platensis Owen 1837 notoungulate
 Rodentia - Caviidae
Hydrochoerus sp.
Hydrochoerus sp. Brisson 1762 capybara
possibly H. hydrochaeris
 Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae
Macrauchenia sp.
Macrauchenia sp. Owen 1838 placental
possibly M. patachonica
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Hippidion sp., Equus sp.
Hippidion sp. Owen 1869 horse
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
"Equus (Amerhippus) sp., de la taille d'E. curvidens"
 Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Cervidae indet.
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821 deer
 Artiodactyla - Camelidae
Palaeolama sp.
Palaeolama sp. Gervais 1869 camel
 Carnivora - Felidae
Panthera onca, Smilodon sp.
Panthera onca Linnaeus 1758 jaguar
"Leo (Jaguarius) onca"
Smilodon sp. Lund 1841 saber-toothed cat
 Carnivora - Canidae
Protocyon sp.
Protocyon sp. Giebel 1855 canine
possibly P. troglodytes
 Carnivora - Ursidae
Arctotherium sp.
Arctotherium sp. Bravard 1857 bear
"Arctodus (s.g. Arctotherium)"
 Cingulata - Panochthidae
Sclerocalyptus cf. ornatus
Sclerocalyptus cf. ornatus Owen 1845 edentate
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Glyptodon cf. reticulatus, Panochthus cf. tuberculatus
Glyptodon cf. reticulatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
Panochthus cf. tuberculatus Owen 1845 glyptodon
 Cingulata - Pampatheriidae
"Pampatherium sp." = Pampatherium, "Chlamydotherium sp." = Pampatherium
"Pampatherium sp." = Pampatherium Ameghino 1875 edentate
similar to P. humboldti and P. typus
"Chlamydotherium sp." = Pampatherium Ameghino 1875 edentate
 Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Megalonychidae indet.
Megalonychidae indet. Gervais 1855 edentate
Nothrotherium or Nothropus
 Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae
Megatherium cf. americanum
Megatherium cf. americanum Cuvier 1796 edentate
  - Mylodontidae
Mylodon darwini
Mylodon darwini Owen 1839 edentate