Where: São Paulo, Brazil (24.6° S, 48.6° W: paleocoordinates 24.6° S, 48.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Quaternary (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• age not discussed but presumably Quaternary based on age of Ahytherium aureum type specimen

Environment/lithology: cave; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: Museu de Zoología do São Paulo collection

Primary reference: C. Cartelle, G. De Iuliis, and F. Pujos. 2008. A new species of Megalonychidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Poço Azul (Bahia, Brazil). Comptes Rendus Palevol 7(6):335-346 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 85344: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.12.2008

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