Carhué (Neogene of Argentina)

Also known as Adolfo Alsina

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (37.2° S, 62.7° W: paleocoordinates 37.4° S, 60.5° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• local area-level geographic resolution

When: Epecuén Formation, Huayquerian (8.0 - 5.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: S. F. Vizcaíno and R. A. Fariña. 1999. On the flight capabilities and distribution of the giant Miocene bird Argentavis magnificens (Teratornithidae). Lethaia 32(4):271-278 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 87200: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.03.2009, edited by Miranta Kouvari and Grace Varnham

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

• specimen described by Campbell (1995)
Mammalia
  - Mylodontidae
"Elassotherium altirostre" = Proscelidodon gracillimus2
"Elassotherium altirostre" = Proscelidodon gracillimus2 Rovereto 1914 edentate
No 446, 447 y 529
Aves
 Gruiformes - Phorusrhacidae
Phorusrhacidae indet.1 Ameghino 1889 terror bird
MMCN s/n˚, ungual phalanx of digit II
 Falconiformes - Vulturoidae
Argentavis magnificens Campbell and Tonni 1980 teratorn
ungual phalanx