Quebrada Saguayo: Deseadan, Bolivia
collected by Dr. Gustavo Sanjinés

List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
Reptilia - Testudines - Testudinidae
de la Fuente et al. 2018
Mammalia - Notoungulata - Notohippidae
see common names

Geography
Country:Bolivia State/province:Santa Cruz
Coordinates: 17.6° South, 63.8° West (view map)
Paleocoordinates:17.6° South, 57.2° West (Wright 2013)
Basis of coordinate:estimated from map
Time
10 m.y. bin: Cenozoic 4-5
Key time interval: Deseadan
Age range of interval: 29 - 21 m.y. ago
Stratigraphy
Formation:Petaca
Stratigraphy comments: 2 m above base of formation
Lithology and environment
Primary lithology: mudstone
Environment:terrestrial indet.
Geology comments: pelitic strata = clay or mudstone
Taphonomy
Modes of preservation:body
Size of fossils:macrofossils
Collection methods and comments
Reason for describing collection:general faunal/floral analysis
Collectors:Dr. Gustavo Sanjinés
Collection method comments: The material was collected during YPFB exploration reconnaissance
Metadata
Also known as:Serrania de Espejos
Database number:179924
Authorizer:P. Holroyd, E. Vlachos Enterer:P. Holroyd, E. Vlachos
Created:2016-07-04 02:18:33 Last modified:2025-02-22 15:12:02
Access level:the public Released:2016-07-04 02:18:33
Creative Commons license:CC0
Reference information

Primary reference:
59688. F. de Broin. 1991. Fossil Turtles from Bolivia. In SUAREZ-SORUCO, R. (Ed.) (eds.), FOSILES Y FACIES DE BOLIVIA ·VOL. 1 VERTEBRADOS, Revista Técnica de YPFB 12(34):509-527 [P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd/P. Holroyd]

Secondary references:

64606 M. S. de la Fuente, G. G. Zacarias, and E. Vlachos. 2018. A review of the fossil record of the South American turtles of the clade Pan-Testudinoidea. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History [E. Vlachos/E. Vlachos/S. Bruning]