Rio Viejo (Pleistocene of Nicaragua)

Where: Nicaragua (12.9° N, 85.9° W: paleocoordinates 12.9° N, 85.8° W)

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial

Primary reference: T. R. Howell and J. R. Macdonald. 1969. Geol Soc Am Sp Pap 121:143-144 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

PaleoDB collection 71268: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 06.02.1999, edited by Mark Uhen

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Notoungulata - Toxodontidae
Toxodontidae indet. Ameghino 1889 notoungulate
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet. Hay 1922 gomphothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet. Gray 1821 horse
"horse"
Equus sp. Linnaeus 1758 horse
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Bison sp. Hamilton-Smith 1827 bison