Paleocene mammal faunas of South America

Faunas are listed approximately from oldest to youngest geological age.
References are mainly those which were used to compile the faunal lists.

 

Tiupampa local fauna

Location: 95km southeast of Cochabamba, Bolivia
Age: type locality of Tiupampan (Pascual & Ortiz-Jaureguizar 1991, Bond et al. 1995)

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Peradectia

 

.....Family Peradectidae

Peradectes cf. austrinum

.....Family Caroloameghiniidae

Roberthoffstetteria nationalgeographica

Order Didelphimorphia

 

.....Family Didelphidae

Pucadelphys andinus

 

Incadelphys antiquus

 

Mizquedelphys pilpinensis

 

Andinodelphys cochabambensis

 

Tiulordia floresi

.....Family Jaskhadelphydae

Jaskhadelphys minutus

.....Family inc. sed.

Szalinia gracilis

Order Sparassodonta

 

.....Family Hathliacynidae

Allqokirus australis

.....Family Mayulestidae

Mayulestes ferox

Order Microbiotheria

 

.....Family Microbiotheriidae

Khasia cordillerensis

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Proteutheria

 

.....Family Palaeoryctidae

cf. Cimolestes sp.

.....Family indet.

gen.et sp.indet.

Order Condylarthra

 

.....Family Mioclaenidae

Molinodus suarezi

 

Tiuclaenus minutus (= Kollpania tiupampina)

 

T. cotasi

 

T. robustus

 

Pucanodus gagnieri (= cf. Mimatuta of de Muizon & Marshall (1991))

 

Andinodus boliviensis

 

Simoclaenus sylvaticus

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Oldfieldthomasiidae

gen.et sp.indet. (may belong to Ornithorhynchidae, see Marshall, Sempere & Butler (1997))

Order Pantodonta

 

.....Family Alcidedorbignyidae

Alcidedorbignya inopinata

References: Marshall & de Muizon 1988, Marshall 1987, de Muizon 1991, de Muizon & Marshall 1991, Marshall & de Muizon 1992, Bonaparte, Van Valen & Kramartz 1993, Marshall, de Muizon & Sigogneau-Russell 1995, Marshall, Sempere & Butler 1997, de Muizon & Cifelli 2000, de Muizon & Cifelli 2001

 

Blanco Rancho

Location: Cochabamba Department, Bolivia
Age: Tiupampan (based on de Muizon & Cifelli (2001))

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Polydolopidae

Epidolops sp.

References: de Muizon & Cifelli 2001

 

Laguna Umayo local fauna

Location: near Lake Titicaca, Peru
Age: Tiupampan (Pascual & Ortiz-Jaureguizar 1991) (but Late Paleocene according to Sigé, Sempere, Butler, Marshall & Crochet (2004))

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Peradectia

 

.....Family Peradectidae

Peradectes austrinum (= Alphadon austrinum)

Order Didelphimorphia

 

.....Family Didelphidae

gen.et sp.indet.

Order Microbiotheria

 

.....Family Microbiotheriidae?

gen.et sp.indet.

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Condylarthra

 

.....Family indet.

gen.et sp.indet.

Order Notoungulata?

 

.....Family Perutheriidae

Perutherium altiplanense

References: Marshall & De Muizon 1988, Marshall 1987, Crochet & Sigé 1993

 

Punta Peligro local fauna

Location: Province Chubut, Argentina
Age: type locality of Peligran (Bonaparte, Van Valen & Kramartz 1993) (may be part of Tiupampan according to Bond et al. (1995))

Monotremata

 

Order Platypoda

 

.....Family Ornithorhynchidae

Monotrematum sudamericanum

Dryolestida

 

Order Dryolestida

 

.....Family Peligrotheriidae

Peligrotherium tropicalis

Multituberculata?

 

Suborder Gondwanatheria

 

.....Family Sudamericidae

Sudamerica ameghinoi

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Didelphimorphia

 

.....Family Didelphidae

aff. Derorhynchus sp.

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Condylarthra

 

.....Family Didolodontidae

Escribania chubutensis (= Raulvaccia peligrensis)

Order Litopterna

 

.....Family Notopternidae

Requisia vidmari

References: Scillato-Yané & Pascual 1985, Pascual, Archer, Ortiz, Prado, Godthelp & Hand 1992, Bonaparte, Van Valen & Kramartz 1993, Bond, Carlini, Goin, Legarreta, Ortiz-Jaureguizar, Pascual & Uliana 1995, Bonaparte & Morales 1997, de Muizon & Cifelli 2000

 

SSW of Tres Cruces

Location: Province Jujuy, Argentina
Age: Peligran? (Peligran according to Marshall, Sempere & Butler (1997))

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Henricosborniidae

Simpsonotus praecursor

 

S. major

References: Marshall, Hoffstetter & Pascual 1983

 

Between Puerto Visser and Bahía Bustamante

Location: Province Chubut, Argentina (45° 17’ S, 67° 01’ W)
Age: “Carodnia faunal zone” of Simpson (1935), possibly new SALMA below Itaboraian according to Gelfo, López & Bond (2008)

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Xenungulata

 

.....Family Carodniidae
.....Family Etayoidae

Carodnia cf. feruglioi (= Ctalecarodnia cabrerai)

Notoetayoa gargantuai (= new didolodontid of Gelfo, López & Bond (2004))

References: Gelfo, López & Bond (2004), Gelfo, López & Bond (2008)

 

Itaboraí local fauna

Location: Limestone quarry at São José de Itaboraí near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Age: Mixture of Itaboraian and Riochican faunas? (Itaboraian to Riochican according to Bergqvist & Ribeiro (1998))

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Peradectia

 

.....Family Caroloameghiniidae

Procaroloameghinia pricei

Order Didelphimorphia

 

.....Family Didelphidae

Itaboraidelphys camposi

 

Marmosopsis juradoi

 

Carolopaulacoutoia itaboraiensis (= Sternbergia itaboraiensis)

 

Derorhynchus singularis

 

Minusculodelphis minimus

 

Eobrasilia coutoi

 

Didelphopsis cabrerai

 

Gaylordia macrocynodonta

 

G.doelloi (= Xenodelphis doelloi, Gaylordia mendesi)

.....Family inc. sed.

Bobbschaefferia fluminensis (= Schaefferia fluminensis)

 

Zeusdelphys complicatus

Order Didelphimorphia?

 

.....Family Protodidelphidae

Protodidelphis vanzolinii

 

Robertbutleria mastodontoidea

 

Carolocoutoia ferigoloi

.....Family Protodidelphidae?

Guggenheimia brasiliensis

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Polydolopidae

Epidolops ameghinoi (= Epidolops gracilis)

Order Sparassodonta

 

.....Family Hathliacynidae

Patene simpsoni (= Ischyrodidelphis castellanosi)

 

Palaeocladosictis mosei

.....Family Borhyaenidae

cf. Nemolestes sp.

Order Microbiotheria

 

.....Family Microbiotheriidae

Mirandatherium alipioi (= Mirandaia ribeiroi)

Order Microbiotheria?

 

.....Family Microbiotheriidae?

Monodelphopsis travassosi

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Condylarthra

 

.....Family Didolodontidae

Paulacoutoia protocenica (= Ernestokokenia protocenica)

 

Lamegoia conodonta

Order Condylarthra?

 

.....Family Sparnotheriodontidae

Victorlemoinea prototypica

Order Litopterna

 

.....Family Protolipternidae

Protolipterna ellipsodontoides

 

Miguelsoria parayirunhor (= Ernestokokenia parayirunhor)

 

Asmithwoodwardia scotti

.....Family Anisolambdidae

Paranisolambda prodromus (= Anisolambda prodromus)

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Henricosborniidae

Camargomendesia pristina

.....Family Oldfieldthomasiidae

Colbertia magellanica (= Henricosbornia magellanica)

 

Itaboraitherium atavum

Order Astrapotheria

 

.....Family Trigonostylopidae

Tetragonostylops apthomasi (= Trigonostylops apthomasi)

Order Xenungulata

 

.....Family Carodniidae

Carodnia vieirai

Order Xenarthra

 

.....Family Dasypodidae

Riostegotherium yanei (= Prostegotherium aff. P.astrifer of Scillato-Yané (1976))

References: Simpson 1967, Cifelli 1983 a,b, Marshall, Hoffstetter & Pascual 1983, Marshall & de Muizon 1988, Marshall 1987, de Muizon & Brito 1993, McKenna & Bell 1997, Goin, Oliveira & Candela 1998

 

Vilcapujio

Location: southwestern Bolivia
Age: Itaboraian (Marshall, Sempere & Butler 1997)

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Henricosborniidae

cf. Camargomendesia sp.

References: Sigé, de Muizon, Marshall, Gayet & Lavenu 1984, Marshall, Sempere & Butler 1997

 

South of Bogotá City

Location: Colombia
Age: Itaboraian (Villaroel 1987) (possibly new SALMA below Itaboraian according to Gelfo, López & Bond (2008))

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Xenungulata

 

.....Family Etayoidae

Etayoa bacatensis

References: Villaroel 1987, Gelfo, López & Bond (2008)

 

Aguas Chiquitas

Location: Río Loro, Province Tucumán, Argentina
Age: Itaboraian (Early Riochican (sensu lato) in Soria (1989))

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Litopterna

 

.....Family Notonychopidae

Notonychops powelli

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family indet.

Satshatemnus bonapartei

Order Astrapotheria

 

.....Family Eoastrapostylopidae.

Eoastrapostylops riolorense

Order Xenungulata

 

.....Family indet..

gen. et sp. nov.

References: Soria & Powell 1981, Soria 1989a, b, Bergqvist, Powell & Avilla 2004, Gelfo, López & Bond 2008

 

Cañadón Hondo

Location: Province Chubut, Argentina
Age: Itaboraian (Bond et al. 1995) (“Kibenikhoria faunal zone” of Simpson (1935))

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Polydolopidae

Polydolops kamektsen

Order Sparassodonta

 

.....Family Hathliacynidae

Patene sp.

Order inc. sed.

 

.....Family Gashterniidae

Gashternia ctalehor

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Condylarthra

 

.....Family Didolodontidae

Ernestokokenia yirunhor

Order Condylarthra?

 

.....Family Sparnotheriodontidae

Victorlemoinea sp.

Order Litopterna?

 

.....Family inc. sed.

gen.et sp.indet.

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Henricosborniidae

Henricosbornia waitehor

 

Peripantostylops? orehor

.....Family Notostylopidae?

Seudenius cteronc

.....Family Isotemnidae

Isotemnus? ctalego

.....Family Interatheriiae

Transpithecus? sp.

.....Family Oldfieldthomasiidae

Kibenikhoria get

Order Astrapotheria

 

.....Family Trigonostylopidae

Shecenia ctirneru

References: Marshall, Hoffstetter & Pascual 1983

 

Las Flores

Location: Gran Barranca, south of Lago Colhué-Huapí, Province Chubut, Argentina
Age: Itaboraian (Marshall 1985, Bond et al. 1995) (“Kibenikhoria faunal zone” of Simpson (1935))

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Polydolopidae

Epidolops sp.

References: Marshall 1985

 

Bajo de la Palangana

Location: Province Chubut, Argentina

a) 19-20m above Banco Negro Superior
Age: Itaboraian (Marshall 1985) (“Carodnia faunal zone” of Simpson (1935), possibly new SALMA below Itaboraian according to Bond et al. (1995))

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Xenungulata

 

.....Family Carodniidae

Carodnia feruglioi (= Ctalecarodnia cabrerai)

b) 85-88m above Banco Negro Superior
Age: Riochican (Marshall 1985, Bond et al. 1995) (“Ernestokokenia faunal zone” of Simpson (1935))

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Polydolopidae

Polydolops winecage

.....Family Prepidolopidae

aff. Prepidolops sp.

.....Family inc. sed.

Palangania brandmayri

Order Sparassodonta

 

.....Family Borhyaenidae

?Nemolestes sp.

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Condylarthra

 

.....Family Didolodontidae

Enneoconus chaishoer (= Ernestokokenia chaishoer)

 

Ernestokokenia yirunhor?

Order Condylarthra?

 

.....Family Sparnotheriodontidae

Victorlemoinea sp.

Order Litopterna

 

.....Family Anisolambdidae

Anisolambda sp (= Josepholeidya sp.).

 

Ricardolydekkeria sp.

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Henricosborniidae

Henricosbornia lophodonta?

 

Othnielmarshia? sp.

.....Family Isotemnidae

Isotemnus sp.

 

Pleurostylodon? sp.

.....Family Interatheriidae

Notopithecus sp.

.....Family Archaeohyracidae

Eohyrax? sp.

.....Family inc. sed.

Brandmayria simpsoni

Order Astrapotheria

 

.....Family Trigonostylopidae

Trigonostylops sp.

References: Marshall, Hoffstetter & Pascual 1983, Bond, Carlini, Goin, Legarreta, Ortiz-Jaureguizar, Pascual & Uliana 1995, Goin, Candela, Bond, Pascual & Escribano 1998

 

Cerro Redondo

Location: Province Chubut, Argentina

a) 32-33.5m above Banco Negro Superior
Age: Itaboraian (Marshall 1985) (“Carodnia faunal zone” of Simpson (1935), possibly new SALMA below Itaboraian according to Bond et al. (1995))

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Polydolopidae

Amphidolops yapa (= Seumadia yapa)

Order Sparassodonta

 

.....Family Borhyaenidae?

gen.et sp.indet.

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Litopterna

 

.....Family Notonychopidae

Wainka tshotshe

b) 117-118m above Banco Negro Superior
Age: Riochican (Marshall 1985, Bond et al. 1995) (“Ernestokokenia faunal zone” of Simpson (1935))

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Isotemnidae

gen.et sp.indet.

.....Family Interatheriidae?

gen.et sp.indet.

Order Xenarthra

 

.....Family Dasypodidae

gen.et sp.indet.

References: Marshall, Hoffstetter & Pascual 1983, Marshall 1982

 

West of Punta Peligro

Location: Province Chubut, Argentina
Age: Riochican (Marshall, Sempere & Butler 1997)

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Condylarthra

 

.....Family Didolodontidae

Enneoconus chaishoer (= Ernestokokenia chaishoer)

References: Marshall, Sempere & Butler 1997

 

Pan de Azúcar

Location: Province Chubut, Argentina
Age: Itaboraian or Riochican (Marshall 1985)

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Polydolopidae

Polydolops rothi

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Notoungulata

 

.....Family Henricosborniidae

Henricosbornia minuta (= Monolophodon minutus, Polystylops? minutus)

.....Family Isotemnidae

Isotemnus haugi (= Lelfunia haugi)

.....Family Interatheriidae

gen.et sp.indet

References: Marshall, Hoffstetter & Pascual 1983

 

Chulpas

Location: near Lake Titicaca, Peru
Age: Late Paleocene (Sigé, Sempere, Butler, Marshall & Crochet 2004)

Cohort Marsupialia

 

Order Peradectia

 

.....Family Caroloameghiniidae

Chulpasia mattaueri

 

gen. et sp. indet.

Order Didelphimorphia

 

.....Family Didelphidae

gen.et sp.indet. (3 spp.)

Order Polydolopimorphia

 

.....Family Sillustaniidae

Sillustania quechuense (= Caenolestoidea gen. et sp. indet. in Crochet & Sigé (1993))

Cohort Placentalia

 

Order Proteutheria

 

.....Family indet.

gen.et sp.indet.

Order Notoungulata?

 

.....Family indet.

gen. et sp. indet. (3 spp.)

References: Crochet & Sigé 1993, 1996

 

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