PBDB Collection

Taguatagua 1 (Pleistocene of Chile)

Also known as Laguna de Tagua Tagua Member 5/6; TT-1; TT1

Where: O'Higgins, Chile (34.5° S, 71.2° W: paleocoordinates 34.5° S, 71.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Laguna de Tagua Tagua Formation, Late/Upper Pleistocene (0.1 - 0.0 Ma)

• C14 on charcoal

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lacustrine; argillaceous, carbonaceous mudstone

• "dark clayey carbonaceous mud" according to Heusser 1990 (see)

Size class: macrofossils

Collection methods: quarrying

Primary reference: J. Montane. 1968. Paleo-Indian Remains from Laguna de Tagua Tagua, Central Chile. Science 161(3846):1137-1138 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Ju]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 71280: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.02.1999, edited by Juan Carrillo, Mark Uhen and Philip Mannion

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Show authors, comments, and common names

unclassified
-	Odontesthes sp.², cf. Philodryas sp.², Aconaemys fuscus² Odontesthes sp.² SGO.PV.25,165 cf. Philodryas sp.² SGO.PV.25,221 Aconaemys fuscus² SGO.PV.2015
Amphibia
Salientia - Bufonidae	Rhinella sp.² Rhinella sp.² Fitzinger 1826 toad SGO.PV.20,638
Salientia - Calyptocephalellidae	Calyptocephalella gayi² Calyptocephalella gayi² Duméril and Bibron 1841 helmeted water toad SGO.PV.24,218
Aves
Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae	Ardea alba¹ Ardea alba¹ Linnaeus 1758 great egret
Podicipediformes - Podicipedidae	Podiceps major² Podiceps major² grebe SGO.PV.23,227 and SGO.PV.20,166
Columbiformes - Columbidae	Columbidae indet.², Zenaida sp.² Columbidae indet.² Illiger 1811 dove SGO.PV.20,203 Zenaida sp.² Bonaparte 1838 dove SGO.PV.26,353
Gruiformes - Rallidae	Fulica cf. armillata², Fulica cf. rufifrons² Fulica cf. armillata² Vieillot 1817 red-gartered coot SGO.PV.20,182 Fulica cf. rufifrons² Philppi and Landbeck 1861 red-fronted coot SGO.PV. 20181
Anseriformes - Anatidae	Anas cf. georgica², Anas cf. flavirostris², cf. Lophonetta specularioides², Lophonetta cf. specularioides¹ Anas cf. georgica² Gmelin 1789 Yellow-billed pintail SGO.PV.26,350 Anas cf. flavirostris² Vieillot 1816 yellow-billed teal SGO.PV.26,347 and 348 cf. Lophonetta specularioides² King 1828 crested duck SGO.PV.23,279 Lophonetta cf. specularioides¹ King 1828 crested duck
Tinamiformes - Tinamidae	Nothoprocta perdicaria¹ Nothoprocta perdicaria¹ Kittlitz 1830 Chilean tinamou
Accipitriformes - Accipitridae	cf. Buteo sp.¹, Geranoaetus melanoleucus² cf. Buteo sp.¹ de Lacepède 1799 hawk Geranoaetus melanoleucus² Vieillot 1819 black-chested buzzard eagle SGO.PV.26,354
Falconiformes - Falconidae	Milvago cf. chimango² Milvago cf. chimango² caracara SGO.PV.23,203
Mammalia
Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae	Thylamys sp.² Thylamys sp.² Gray 1843 fat-tailed mouse opossum SGO.PV.22,252
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Notiomastodon platensis³ Notiomastodon platensis³ Ameghino 1888 gomphothere "mastodon
Rodentia -	Rodentia indet.² Rodentia indet.² rodent
Rodentia - Octodontidae	Octodontidae indet.², Octodon bridgesii², Octodon cf. lunatus², Octodon sp.², Octodon degus², Spalacopus cyanus² Octodontidae indet.² Waterhouse 1839 caviomorph Octodon bridgesii² degu SGO.PV.25,531 Octodon cf. lunatus² degu SGO.PV.25,641 Octodon sp.² Bennett 1823 degu Octodon degus² Molina 1782 degu SGO.PV.20,109 Spalacopus cyanus² coruro SGO.PV.20,121
Rodentia - Echimyidae	Myocastor coypus² Myocastor coypus² Molina 1782 coypu SGO.PV.2003-C
Rodentia - Abrocomidae	Abrocoma bennettii², Abrocoma sp.² Abrocoma bennettii² chinchilla rat SGO.PV.25,637 Abrocoma sp.² Waterhouse 1837 chinchilla rat
Rodentia - Cricetidae	Cricetidae indet.², Abrothrix cf. longipilis² Cricetidae indet.² Fischer von Waldheim 1817 mouse Abrothrix cf. longipilis² Waterhouse 1837 mouse
Carnivora - Canidae	Lycalopex culpaeus² Lycalopex culpaeus² Molina 1782 culpeo not mentioned by Heusser 1990
Artiodactyla - Cervidae	Cervidae indet.², Antifer ultra² Cervidae indet.² Gray 1821 deer Heusser 1990: "deer Antifer ultra² Ameghino 1888 deer
Perissodactyla - Equidae	Hippidion principale² Hippidion principale² Lund 1846 horse
Gastropoda
Heterostropha - Planorbidae	Biomphalaria taguataguensis² Biomphalaria taguataguensis² snail SGO.PI.23,104 and SGO.PI.23,105

¹Alarcón et al. 2014; ²Labarca et al. 2020; ³Mothé et al. 2017