Where: Catamarca, Argentina (26.7° S, 66.0° W)
• Paleocoordinates: 26.4° S, 64.1° W (Wright 2013)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• local area-level geographic resolution
When: Andalhualá Formation, Huayquerian (8.0 - 5.0 Ma)
Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported
Size class: macrofossils
Collection methods: Fundacíon Miguel Lillo, Tucumán collection
Primary reference: S. F. Vizcaíno and R. A. Fariña. 1999. On the flight capabilities and distribution of the giant Miocene bird Argentavis magnificens (Teratornithidae). Lethaia 32(4):271-278 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis
PaleoDB collection 87201: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 09.03.2009, edited by Grace Varnham and Philip Mannion
Creative Commons license: CC0 (CC0)
Taxonomic list
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Hyperdidelphys pattersoni1 Reig 1952 opossum Holotype: FMNH P14455 mandibular fragment, MACN 8889 mandibular fragment
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"Proscelidodon almagroi n. sp." = Proscelidodon gracillimus3
"Proscelidodon almagroi n. sp." = Proscelidodon gracillimus3 Rovereto 1914 edentate MACN 2544 - type
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