Jalquincha 1: Pleistocene, Chile
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia
- Megatheriidae
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Megatherium medinae
Philippi 1893
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| JAL 74, Vomer; JAL 1, Left mandible; JAL 6, right mandible fragment, JAL 65, right mandible fragment, JAL 61, JAL 62, JAL 63, molariform fragments; JAL 64, m4; JAL 68, atlas; JAL 5, JAL 7, JAL 8, JAL 9, JAL 10, JAL 11, JAL 12, JAL 13, JAL 18, JAL 19, JAL 44, JAL 45, JAL 52, JAL 53, JAL 54, JAL 55, JAL 56, JAL 57, JAL 67, JAL 81, JAL 82, thoracic vertebrae fragments; JAL 15, JAL 16, JAL 20, JAL 58, lumbar vertebrae fragments; JAL 26, JAL 27, sternebrae fragments; JAL 59, caudal vertebra, JAL 28, JAL 29, JAL 30, JAL 31, JAL 32, JAL 33, JAL 34, JAL 35, JAL 36, JAL 37, JAL 38, JAL 39, JAL 40, JAL 41, JAL 42, JAL 43, JAL 46, rib fragments, JAL 2, JAL 4, ungual phalanges; JAL 3, metacarpus; JAL 14, left calcaneus, JAL 25, right calcaneus; JAL 47, right femoral shaft with proximal and distal epiphysis unfused; JAL 48, distal femoral epiphysis; JAL 49, femoral head; JAL 50, distal femoral epiphysis; JAL 51, proximal femoral epiphysis; JAL 23, shaft with distal epiphysis merger of left tibia; JAL 71, tarsus; JAL 78, scapula fragment; JAL 79, radio izquierdo | ||||||||||
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Geography
| Country: | Chile |
| Coordinates: | 22.4° South, 68.9° West (view map) |
| Paleocoordinates: | 22.4° South, 68.7° West (Wright 2013) |
| Basis of coordinate: | stated in text |
| Geographic resolution: | outcrop |
Time
| Period: | Quaternary | Epoch: | Pleistocene |
| 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 6 | ||
| Key time interval: | Pleistocene | ||
| Age range of interval: | 2.58 - 0.0117 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Chiu Chiu |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified sandy not reported |
| Environment: | terrestrial indet. |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | body,original phosphate |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
Metadata
| Database number: | 144708 | ||
| Authorizer: | C. Jaramillo | Enterer: | J. Ceballos |
| Modifier: | M. Kouvari | Research group: | vertebrate |
| Created: | 2013-05-15 08:16:53 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | group members | Released: | 2015-05-15 08:16:53 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 46730. | P. López-Mendoza, O. Rojas, P. Mansilla, L. Olivares, and I. Martínez. 2010. Mamíferos extintos del Pleistoceno de la Cuenca de Calama (Segunda Región, Chile). Viejas colecciones y nuevos hallazgos. Treballs del Museu de Geologia de Barcelona 17:11-25 [C. Jaramillo/J. Ceballos/A. Cárdenas] |