Diamante (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Where: Entre Ríos, Argentina (32.1° S, 60.7° W: paleocoordinates 32.1° S, 60.6° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Tezanos Pinto Formation, Lujanian (0.8 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: A. R. Miño-Boilini and A. A. Carlini. 2009. The Scelidotheriinae Ameghino, 1904 (Phyllophaga, Xenarthra) from the Ensenadan–Lujanian Stage/Ages (Early Pleistocene to Early-Middle Pleistocene–Early Holocene) of Argentina. Quarternary International 210:93-101 [P. Mannion/G. Varnham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212840: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Grace Varnham on 21.08.2020

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Taxonomic list

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Reptilia
 Squamata - Teiidae
Salvator cf. merianae2
Mammalia
 Cingulata - Glyptodontidae
Glyptodon reticulatus1
Glyptodon reticulatus1 Owen 1845 glyptodon
  - Mylodontidae
cf. Scelidodon sp.
cf. Scelidodon sp. Ameghino 1881 edentate
CICYTTP-PV-M-1-112
 Notoungulata - Hegetotheriidae
Paedotherium cf. typicum2
Paedotherium cf. typicum2 Ameghino 1887 notoungulate
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
Xotodon foricurvatus2
Xotodon foricurvatus2 Ameghino 1885 notoungulate
 Rodentia - Echimyidae
Eumysops gracilis2
Eumysops gracilis2 Ameghino 1908 spiny rat
 Rodentia - Myocastoridae
Paramyocastor diligens2
Paramyocastor diligens2 Ameghino 1888 caviomorph
 Rodentia - Chinchillidae
Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) sp.2
Lagostomus (Lagostomopsis) sp.2 Kraglievich 1926 viscacha
 Rodentia - Caviidae
cf. Dolicavia sp.2, Cavia cf. galileoi2
cf. Dolicavia sp.2 Ameghino 1916 caviomorph
Cavia cf. galileoi2 Verzi and Quintana 2005 guinea pig
1Cuadrelli et al. 2019; 2Vezzosi and Olivares 2022