Punta San Andres (Zone of Tolypeutes pampaeus): Ensenadan, Argentina

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Mammalia - Cingulata
Neuryurus sp. Ameghino 1889
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Lomaphorus sp. Ameghino 1889
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Panochtus sp. (Burmeister 1866)
original and current combination Panochthus
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Daedicuroides sp. Castellanos 1941
guide fossil
Doedicurus sp. Burmeister 1874
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Glyptodon sp. Owen 1839
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Cingulata - Panochthidae
Sclerocalyptus sp. Ameghino 1891
synonym of Neosclerocalyptus
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Cingulata - Dasypodidae
Propraopus sp. Ameghino 1881
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Dasypus sp. Linnaeus 1758
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Tolypeutes pampaeus
guide fossil
Mammalia - Megalonychidae
Megalonychops sp. Kraglievich 1927
Mammalia - Mylodontidae
Scelidodon sp. Ameghino 1881
Scelidotherium sp. Owen 1839
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Lestodon sp. Gervais 1855
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mylodon sp. Owen 1859
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae
Nectomys sp. Peters 1861
Unrecorded genera of previously recorded North American families such
Mammalia - Rodentia - Echimyidae
Myocastor sp. Kerr 1782
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Clyomys sp. Thomas 1916
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Rodentia - Ctenomyidae
Ctenomys sp. de Blainville 1826
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Carnivora - Canidae
Theriodictis sp. Mercerat 1891
Protocyon sp. Giebel 1855
Pseudalopex propiatensis
synonym of Lycalopex
Canis gezi Kraglievich 1928
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mustelidae
Stipanicicia pettoruti
Last record in this zone
Mammalia - Carnivora - Mephitidae
Conepatus sp. Gray 1837
Unrecorded genera of previously recorded North American families such
Mammalia - Carnivora - Ursidae
Ursidae indet. Gray 1825
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Carnivora - Felidae
Felidae indet. Gray 1821
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapiridae indet. (Gray 1821)
original and current combination Taperidae
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Mammalia - Cervidae
Cervidae indet. Gray 1821
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
Epieurycerus sp. (Ameghino 1889)
misspelling Epieuryceros
Mammalia - Camelidae
Hemiauchenia sp. Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Unrecorded genera of previously recorded North American families such
Mammalia - Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae
Mesotherium cristatum Serres 1857
Last record in this zone
Mammalia - Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922
Ranging from this zone to younger levels
see common names

Geography
Country:Argentina State/province:Buenos Aires
Coordinates: 38.2° South, 57.7° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:38.2° South, 57.4° West
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Geographic resolution:outcrop
Time
Period:Quaternary Epoch:Pleistocene
10 m.y. bin:Cenozoic 6
Key time interval:Ensenadan Zone: Zone of Tolypeutes pampaeus
Age range of interval:1.70000 - 0.30000 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Miramar
Stratigraphic resolution:group of beds
Stratigraphy comments: roughly Miramar “Formation” of Kraglievich, 1952; type locality, Punta San And&. Taxa
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology:paleosol/pedogenic not reported
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils,mesofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:biostratigraphic analysis
Metadata
Also known as:beds from paleosol 13 to "Tosca " 6 of Zarate, 1989
Database number:199170
Authorizer:P. Mannion Enterer:M. Kouvari
Created:2019-01-23 07:02:07 Last modified:2019-01-23 07:02:07
Access level:the public Released:2019-01-23 07:02:07
Creative Commons license:CC BY
Reference information

Primary reference:

67787. A. L. Cione and E. P. Tonni. 1996. Reassesment of the Pliocene-Pleistocene continental time scale of Southern South America. Correlation of the type Chapadmalalan with Bolivian sections. Journal of South American Earth Sciences 9(3/4):221-236 [P. Mannion/M. Kouvari/M. Kouvari]