La Plata, Neogene (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (34.9° S, 57.9° W: paleocoordinates 34.9° S, 57.7° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Ensenadan (1.8 - 0.4 Ma)

• Age after Cozzuol 1996

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: F. Ameghino. 1891. Mamiferos y aves fosiles argentinas. --Especies nuevas, adiciones y correcciones. Revista Argentina Historia Natural 1(4):240-259 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: biostratigraphic analysis

PaleoDB collection 86306: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 28.01.2009, edited by Grace Varnham and Miranta Kouvari

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
 Cetacea - Balaenopteridae
Notiocetus platensis n. sp.
Notiocetus platensis n. sp. Ameghino 1891 rorqual
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.3
Gomphotheriidae indet.3 Hay 1922 gomphothere
MLP-71-II-14-1
  - Mylodontidae
Scelidotheriinae indet.2, Scelidotherium sp.2, cf. Scelidotherium sp.2, cf. Scelidotherium bravardi2, Catonyx tarijensis1
Scelidotheriinae indet.2 Ameghino 1889 edentate
MLP 96-III-10-3
Scelidotherium sp.2 Owen 1839 edentate
MLP 92-VIII-1-2, MLP 92-VIII-1-3, MLP 96-III-11-2
cf. Scelidotherium sp.2 Owen 1839 edentate
MLP 99-VIII-1-1
cf. Scelidotherium bravardi2 Lydekker 1886 edentate
MLP 92-VIII-1-2
Catonyx tarijensis1 Ameghino 1891 edentate
1Miño-Boilini 2016; 2Miño-Boilini and Carlini 2009; 3Mothé et al. 2017