Jalapa (Pleistocene of Nicaragua)
Where: Nicaragua (13.8° N, 86.1° W: paleocoordinates 13.9° N, 86.0° W)
• coordinate estimated from map
When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: "channel"; poorly lithified, fine-grained, yellow sandstone
• friable, corsbedded, pale yellowish brown, very fine to fine-grained micaceous sand
Preservation: original phosphate
Primary reference: J. Leidy. 1886. Toxodon and other remains from Nicaragua. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 38:275-277 [M. Uhen/M. Uhen/M. Uhen]more details
Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis
PaleoDB collection 86959: authorized by Mark Uhen, entered by Mark Uhen on 26.02.2009, edited by John Alroy
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Mammalia | |
"Hydrochoerus robustus n. sp." = Neochoerus aesopi
"Hydrochoerus robustus n. sp." = Neochoerus aesopi Leidy 1853 caviomorph | |
"Equus cf. occidentalis" = Equus mexicanus2
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Megatherium sp. Cuvier 1796 edentate | |
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"Mastodon andium" = Mastotherium hyodon
"Mastodon andium" = Mastotherium hyodon Fischer 1814 gomphothere |