PBDB Collection

Toca da Janela da Barra do Antoniao (Pleistocene of Brazil)

Also known as Toca da Janela da Barra do Antonião

Where: Piaui, Brazil (9.0° S, 42.7° W: paleocoordinates 9.0° S, 42.7° W)

• coordinate estimated from map

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; lithology not reported

• "lake at the foot of a cliff"

• Geurin et al. 1993: Situé au Nord d'un petit afflerement de calcaire précambrien métamorphisé (carte Barragem à 1/100.000), ce vaste abri sous roche orienté au Nord se trouve légèrement en contre-bas de la surface d'altération qui nivelle une partie du calcaire (Guidon, 1989).

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying

Primary reference: C. Guerin. 1991. C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris 312:567-572 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 71332: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.03.1999, edited by Grace Varnham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• Lithic industry, human parietal, Caiman, tortoise, and Plecostomus aurogauttatus (Loricariidae) also present

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Reptilia
Crocodylia - Alligatoridae	Caiman sp.¹ Caiman sp.¹ Spix 1825 caiman
Testudines -	"Chelonia indet." = Testudines¹ "Chelonia indet." = Testudines¹ Batsch 1788 turtle
Mammalia
Cingulata - Pampatheriidae	Pampatherium humboldtii Pampatherium humboldtii Lund 1839 edentate "Pampatherium humboldti"
Cingulata - Glyptodontidae	"Hoplophorus euphractus" = Glyptodon euphractus, Glyptodon clavipes, Panochthus greslebini "Hoplophorus euphractus" = Glyptodon euphractus Lund 1839 glyptodon Glyptodon clavipes Owen 1839 glyptodon Panochthus greslebini Castellanos 1941 glyptodon
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Dasypodinae indet.¹, Dasypus sp. Dasypodinae indet.¹ Gray 1821 armadillo Dasypus sp. Linnaeus 1758 armadillo
- Mylodontidae	Catonyx cuvieri Catonyx cuvieri Lund 1839 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae	"Eremotherium laurillardi" = Eremotherium laurillardi, "Xenocnus cearensis" = Eremotherium laurillardi¹ "Eremotherium laurillardi" = Eremotherium laurillardi Lund 1842 edentate "E. lundi" "Xenocnus cearensis" = Eremotherium laurillardi¹ Lund 1842 edentate
Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae	Megalonychidae indet. Megalonychidae indet. Gervais 1855 edentate
Chiroptera - Vespertilionidae	Myotis sp.¹ Myotis sp.¹ Kaup 1829 vesper bat
Chiroptera - Molossidae	Molossus molossus¹, Tadarida brasiliensis¹ Molossus molossus¹ Gray 1839 Velvety free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis¹ Geoffroy 1824 Mexican free-tailed bat
Chiroptera - Mormoopidae	Pteronotus parnellii¹ Pteronotus parnellii¹ Gray 1843 mustached bat
Chiroptera - Phyllostomidae	Tonatia bidens¹, Phyllostomus hastatus¹, Artibeus jamaicensis¹ Tonatia bidens¹ leaf-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus¹ spear-nosed bat Artibeus jamaicensis¹ Leach 1821 Jamaican fruit bat
Notoungulata - Toxodontidae	Toxodon sp. Toxodon sp. Owen 1837 notoungulate
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	"Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon "Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon Cabrera 1929 gomphothere "H. waringi"
Carnivora - Canidae	Protocyon troglodytes Protocyon troglodytes Lund 1938 canine
Carnivora - Felidae	Smilodon populator, Leopardus pardalis², "Herpailurus yagouaroundi" = Puma yagouaroundi Smilodon populator Lund 1842 saber-toothed cat Leopardus pardalis² Linnaeus 1758 ocelot "Herpailurus yagouaroundi" = Puma yagouaroundi Geoffroy 1803 jaguarundi "Felis yagouaroundi"
Perissodactyla - Equidae	"Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus, Hippidion bonaerensis "Equus neogeus" = Equus caballus Linnaeus 1758 horse "E. neogaeus" Hippidion bonaerensis horse
Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae	"Macrauchenia cf. patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica "Macrauchenia cf. patachonica" = Macrauchenia patagonica Owen 1838 placental
Artiodactyla - Tayassuidae	Tayassu pecari, Pecari tajacu Tayassu pecari Link 1795 white-lipped peccary Pecari tajacu Linnaeus 1758 collared peccary "Dicotyles tajacu"
Artiodactyla - Camelidae	"Palaeolama major" = Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major "Palaeolama major" = Palaeolama (Palaeolama) major Liais 1872 camel
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Mazama sp. Mazama sp. Rafinesque 1817 brocket deer
Rodentia - Echimyidae	Thrichomys apereoides¹ Thrichomys apereoides¹ punarÃ©
Rodentia - Cuniculidae	Cuniculus sp., "Agouti paca" = Cuniculus paca¹ Cuniculus sp. Brisson 1762 caviomorph "Agouti paca" = Cuniculus paca¹ Linnaeus 1766 lowland paca
Rodentia - Caviidae	Kerodon rupestris¹, Galea spixii¹ Kerodon rupestris¹ Wied 1820 caviomorph Galea spixii¹ Wagler 1851 caviomorph
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Oryzomys sp.¹, Oryzomys cf. subflavus¹, Akodon cf. cursor¹, Holochilus brasiliensis¹, Pseudoryzomys simplex¹, Calomys callosus¹ Oryzomys sp.¹ Baird 1857 rice rat Oryzomys cf. subflavus¹ Wagner 1842 rice rat Akodon cf. cursor¹ Winge 1887 akodont Holochilus brasiliensis¹ Desmarest 1819 Brazilian marsh rat Pseudoryzomys simplex¹ Winge 1887 mouse Calomys callosus¹ Rengger 1830 big laucha
Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae	cf. Didelphis albiventris¹, Marmosa cf. cinerea¹, Monodelphis domestica¹ cf. Didelphis albiventris¹ Lund 1840 white-eared opossum Marmosa cf. cinerea¹ mouse opossum Monodelphis domestica¹ Wagner 1842 gray short-tailed opposum
Actinopteri
Siluriformes - Loricariidae	Hypostomus auroguttatus¹ Hypostomus auroguttatus¹ catfish

¹Guerin et al. 1993; ²Prevosti et al. 2021