PBDB Collection

Pergamino (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Also known as Arroyo Pergamino

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (33.9° S, 60.6° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 33.8° S, 60.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Pleistocene (2.6 - 0.0 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: D. Brandoni, B. S. Ferrero, and E. Brunetto. 2010. Mylodon darwini Owen (Xenarthra, Mylodontinae) from the late Pleistocene of Mesopotamia, Argentina, with remarks on individual variability, paleobiology, paleobiogeography, and paleoenvironment. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 30(5):1547-1558 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: general faunal/floral analysis

PaleoDB collection 212469: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 14.08.2020, edited by Grace Varnham

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Taxonomic list

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Mammalia
Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae	Notiomastodon cf. platensis¹ Notiomastodon cf. platensis¹ Ameghino 1888 gomphothere PIMUZ A/V 4161 lower left M3
Cingulata - Glyptodontidae	Glyptodontidae indet.³, Glyptodon sp.³, Glyptodon munizi³ Glyptodontidae indet.³ Burmeister 1879 glyptodon PIMUZ A/V 473 Glyptodon sp.³ Owen 1839 glyptodon PIMUZ A/V 4096 Glyptodon munizi³ Ameghino 1881 glyptodon PIMUZ A/V 465, 468, 469, 470
Cingulata - Panochthidae	Neosclerocalyptus sp.³ Neosclerocalyptus sp.³ Paula Couto 1957 edentate PIMUZ A/V 441, 442, 443, 445, 454, 4251
Cingulata - Pampatheriidae	Pampatherium typum³, Pampatherium humboldtii³ Pampatherium typum³ edentate PIMUZ A/V 432 Pampatherium humboldtii³ Lund 1839 edentate PIMUZ A/V 428
Cingulata - Dasypodidae	Propraopus sulcatus³, Zaedyus pichiy³, Eutatus sp.³, Eutatus seguini³ Propraopus sulcatus³ Lund 1838 armadillo PIMUZ A/V 427 Zaedyus pichiy³ Desmarest 1804 pichi PIMUZ A/V 422 Eutatus sp.³ Gervais 1867 armadillo PIMUZ A/V 416, 417, 418 Eutatus seguini³ Gervais 1867 armadillo PIMUZ A/V 415
Megatherioidea - Megatheriidae	Megatherium sp.³, Megatherium americanum³ Megatherium sp.³ Cuvier 1796 edentate PIMUZ A/V 480 Megatherium americanum³ Cuvier 1796 edentate PIMUZ A/V 481
- Mylodontidae	Scelidotheriinae indet.³, Catonyx tarijensis³, Scelidotherium leptocephalum³, Scelidotherium bravardi³, Mylodontinae indet.³, Lestodon armatus³, Mylodon darwinii³, Mylodon darwini, Glossotherium robustum³ Scelidotheriinae indet.³ Ameghino 1889 edentate PIMUZ A/V 529, 530 Catonyx tarijensis³ Ameghino 1891 edentate PIMUZ A/V 511, 524 Scelidotherium leptocephalum³ Owen 1839 edentate PIMUZ A/V 508 Scelidotherium bravardi³ Lydekker 1886 edentate PIMUZ A/V 506 Mylodontinae indet.³ Gill 1872 edentate PIMUZ A/V 500 Lestodon armatus³ Gervais 1855 edentate PIMUZ A/V 492, 493 Mylodon darwinii³ edentate PIMUZ A/V 495, 496, 505 Mylodon darwini Owen 1839 edentate ZMUC CN 43 Glossotherium robustum³ Owen 1842 edentate PIMUZ A/V 488, 497, 4143
Carnivora - Ursidae	Arctotherium sp.⁴ Arctotherium sp.⁴ Bravard 1857 bear PIMUZ A/V 4215
Rodentia - Chinchillidae	Lagostomus maximus² Lagostomus maximus² Desmarest 1817 plains viscacha PIMUZ A/V 4147, cranium and mandible, preserving the upper and lower cheek teeth series
Rodentia - Caviidae	Dolichotis sp.² Dolichotis sp.² Desmarest 1820 mara PIMUZ/ AV 4194

¹Carrillo‐Briceño et al. 2023; ²Kerber 2023; ³Le Verger 2023; ⁴Ruiz‐Ramoni et al. 2023