Laguna Blanca (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Where: Chaco, Argentina (27.3° S, 59.2° W: paleocoordinates 27.3° S, 59.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

• "onaerense-Lujanense (Pleistoceno medio- Holoceno temprano)" = Lujanian

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. E. Zurita, A. A. Carlini, G. J. Scillato-Yané and E. P. Tonni. 2004. Mamíferos extintos del Cuaternario de la Provincia del Chaco (Argentina) y su relación con aquéllos del este de la región pampeana y de Chile. Revista geológica de Chile 31(1):65-87 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 78583: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 10.02.2008

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
  - Mylodontidae
Lestodon sp. Gervais 1855 edentate