Cerro Bandera Bayo Mesa (Miocene of Argentina)

Where: Neuquén, Argentina (39.3° S, 69.3° W: paleocoordinates 40.0° S, 63.8° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Cerro Bandera Formation, Colhuehuapian (21.0 - 17.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; volcaniclastic sediments

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: A. Kramarz, A. Garrido, A. Forasiepi, M. Bond, and C. Tambussi. 2005. Estratigrafía y vertebrados (Aves y Mammalia) de la Formación Cerro Bandera, Mioceno Temprano de la Provincia del Neuquén, Argentina. Revista Geológica de Chile 32(2):273-291 [D. Croft/D. Croft]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 89030: authorized by Darin Croft, entered by Darin Croft on 29.04.2009, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

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Taxonomic list

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Aves
 Aves -
Aves indet.
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Falconidae indet.
Falconidae indet. Vigors 1824 raptor
PVPH 465, falange 1 dedo 3
Reptilia
 Testudines -
Testudines indet.
Testudines indet. Batsch 1788 turtle
Mammalia
 Notoungulata - Interatheriidae
Protypotherium sp.
Protypotherium sp. Ameghino 1882 notoungulate
 Notoungulata - Hegetotheriidae
Hegetotherium sp.
Hegetotherium sp. Ameghino 1887 notoungulate
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
Adinotherium sp.
Adinotherium sp. Ameghino 1887 notoungulate
 Astrapotheria - Astrapotheriidae
Astrapotherium sp.
Astrapotherium sp. Burmeister 1879 placental
 Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Eoviscaccia australis
Eoviscaccia australis Vucetich 1989 chinchilid
 Rodentia -
Eosteiromys sp.
Eosteiromys sp. Ameghino 1902 caviomorph
 Cingulata - Chlamyphoridae
Prozaedyus sp., Stenotatus sp., Proeutatus sp.
Prozaedyus sp. Ameghino 1891 edentate
Stenotatus sp. Ameghino 1891 edentate
Proeutatus sp. Ameghino 1891 edentate