Where: Peru (4.7° S, 80.5° W: paleocoordinates 4.7° S, 80.5° W)
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: tar; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: quarrying, sieve
Primary reference: R. R. H. Lemon and C. S. Churcher. 1961. Pleistocene Geology and Paleontology of the Talara Region, Northwest Peru. American Journal of Science 259:410-429 [J. Alroy/K. Sears/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 71346: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Karen Sears on 12.03.1999, edited by Richard Hulbert, Matthew Clapham, Evangelos Vlachos, Jonathan Marcot and John Alroy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Miraquila terrestris n. gen. n. sp.1, Parabuteo unicinctus1, Amplibuteo hibbardi n. gen. n. sp.1, "Buteo polyosoma" = Geranoaetus polyosoma1, Geranoaetus melanoleucus1, Buteo sp.1
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Coragyps cf. atratus1, Sarcoramphus fischeri n. sp.1, Gymnogyps howardae n. sp.1, Vultur gryphus1, Cathartes aura1, Geronogyps reliquus n. gen. n. sp.1
Sarcoramphus fischeri n. sp.1 Campbell 1979 king vulture generic affiliation uncertain as denoted by question mark in original description
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Dendrocygna autumnalis1, Cairina moschata1, "Chloephaga melanoptera" = Oressochen melanopterus1, Nannonetta invisitata n. gen. n. sp.1, Nomonyx dominicus1, Anas amotape n. sp.1, Anas bahamensis1, Anas talarae n. sp.1, Anas sanctaehelenae n. sp.1
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Theristicus wetmorei n. sp.1, Eudocimus albus1, Eudocimus peruvianus n. sp.1, "Ajaia ajaja" = Platalea ajaja1
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Syrigma sanctimartini n. sp.1, "Casmerodius albus" = Ardea alba1, Ardea cocoi1, Nycticorax nycticorax1, Egretta caerulea1, Egretta thula1
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Falco sp.1, Falco sparverius1, Falco femoralis1, Falco peregrinus1, Milvago brodkorbi n. sp.1, Polyborus plancus1
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Arenaria interpres1, Nuntius solitarius n. gen. n. sp.1, Micropalama chapmani n. sp.1, "Erolia melanotos" = Calidris melanotos1, "Micropalama himantopus" = Calidris himantopus1, "Erolia minutilla" = Calidris minutilla1, Tringa solitaria1, "Catoptrophorus semipalmatus" = Tringa semipalmata1, "Totanus melanoleucas" = Tringa melanoleuca1, Tringa ameghini n. sp.1, "Totanus flavipes" = Tringa flavipes1, "Actitis macularia" = Actitis macularius1, "Steganopus tricolor" = Phalaropus tricolor1, "Lobipes lobatus" = Phalaropus lobatus1, Numenius cf. borealis1
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Belonopterus edmondi n. sp.1, Viator picis n. gen. n. sp.1, Pluvialis squatarola1, Pluvialis dominica1, Charadrius vociferus1, Charadrius collaris1, Charadrius semipalmatus1
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Chelonoidis sp.4 Fitzinger 1835 turtle Carapacial bones: three costals (ROM-42025, 42028 and 42029) and three peripheral bones (ROM-42026, 42030, and 2024).Limb bones: thirty-four osteoderms (ROM-40572- 40599, 40620, 40600-40604 and 42190); one podial bone (ROM-40620). Unidentified bones: six unidentified shell bones (ROM- 42021-42024, 42027 and 42031).
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Mammalia | |
Marmosa sp. Gray 1821 mouse opossum | |
"Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon
"Haplomastodon sp." = Notiomastodon Cabrera 1929 gomphothere | |
Tapirus sp. Brisson 1762 tapir | |
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Odocoileus sp. Rafinesque 1832 New World deer | |
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Neochoerus sp. Hay 1926 caviomorph | |
Phyllotis sp. Waterhouse 1837 mouse
Sigmodon sp. Say and Ord 1825 cotton rat | |
Chlamytherium sp. Lund 1838 edentate | |
Scelidotherium sp. Owen 1839 edentate
Glossotherium sp. Owen 1840 edentate | |
Eremotherium sp. Spillmann 1948 edentate | |
Eptesicus sp. Rafinesque 1820 house bat | |
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