Cliffs of Santa Elena Creek (Pleistocene of Argentina)

Also known as Mar del Plata; Playa Santa Elena; Balneario Jawa, Punta Santa Elena

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina (37.9° S, 57.5° W)

• Paleocoordinates: 37.8° S, 57.4° W (Wright 2013)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Miramar Formation, Ensenadan (1.8 - 0.4 Ma)

• Level 2 of the Miramar Formation

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by A. Dondas

Primary reference: N. R. Chimento and A. Dondas. 2018. First Record of Puma concolor (Mammalia, Felidae) in the Early-Middle Pleistocene of South America. Journal of Mammalian Evolution 25:381-389 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 212780: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 20.08.2020, edited by Bethany Allen and Grace Varnham

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Taxonomic list

Mammalia
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae indet.1 Hay 1922 gomphothere
Notiomastodon platensis1 Ameghino 1888 gomphothere
MHNG GEPI V-3476 Anterior part of a upper tusk ?right
Notiomastodon cf. platensis1 Ameghino 1888 gomphothere
 Notoungulata - Mesotheriidae
Mesotherium cristatum Serres 1857 notoungulate
 Carnivora - Felidae
Puma concolor Linnaeus 1771 puma
MMP 1476-M
Smilodon sp.3 Lund 1841 saber-toothed cat
MHNG GEPI V‐3211(633/52)
 Carnivora - Canidae
Protocyon scagliarum n. sp. Kraglievich 1952 canine
MMP S 164 (holotype)
Theriodictis platensis Mercerat 1891 canine
MMP 2700; MHNG GEPI V3291
 Perissodactyla - Tapiridae
Tapirus sp.2 Brisson 1762 tapir
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Equidae indet.1, "Equus cf. neogeus" = Equus caballus1, Hippidion sp.1
Equidae indet.1 Gray 1821 horse
"Equus cf. neogeus" = Equus caballus1 Linnaeus 1758 horse
Hippidion sp.1 Owen 1869 horse
MHNG GEPI V-3779