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The '''Tarija Formation''' is a [[Pleistocene]]-age [[geologic formation]] |
The '''Tarija Formation''' is a [[Pleistocene]]-age [[geologic formation]] found near [[Tarija, Bolivia]]. Fossils of numerous large herbivorous mammals have been discovered, including toxodonts like ''[[Toxodon platensis]]'', glyptodonts, ground sloths, and litopterns such as ''[[Macrauchenia patachonica]]''.<ref name = "herbivores">{{cite journal |last1=MacFadden |first1=B.J. |last2=Shockey |first2=B.J. |title=Ancient feeding ecology and niche differentiation of Pleistocene mammalian herbivores from Tarija, Bolivia: morphological and isotopic evidence |journal=Paleobiology |date=2016 |volume=23(1) |page=77-100 |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/abs/ancient-feeding-ecology-and-niche-differentiation-of-pleistocene-mammalian-herbivores-from-tarija-bolivia-morphological-and-isotopic-evidence/B65D7F9B031BA412722AA82886442063|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref> Numerous carnivorous mammals have been found, including ''[[Smilodon populator]]'', ''[[Arctotherium]] tarijense'', and ''[[Protocyon]] tarijensis''.<ref name = "carnivores"> {{cite journal |last1=Prevosti |first1=F.J. |last2=Forasiepi |first2=A.M. |title=South American Fossil Carnivorans (Order Carnivora) |
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|journal=Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoenvironmental Contingencies |date=2018 |page=77-100 |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-03701-1_4|access-date=27 November 2023}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 03:31, 28 November 2023
| Tarija | |
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| Type | Formation |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | -21.5,-64.75 |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | -21.6,-64.2 |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Tarija |
The Tarija Formation is a Pleistocene-age geologic formation found near Tarija, Bolivia. Fossils of numerous large herbivorous mammals have been discovered, including toxodonts like Toxodon platensis, glyptodonts, ground sloths, and litopterns such as Macrauchenia patachonica.[1] Numerous carnivorous mammals have been found, including Smilodon populator, Arctotherium tarijense, and Protocyon tarijensis.[2]
References
- ^ MacFadden, B.J.; Shockey, B.J. (2016). "Ancient feeding ecology and niche differentiation of Pleistocene mammalian herbivores from Tarija, Bolivia: morphological and isotopic evidence". Paleobiology. 23(1): 77-100. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ Prevosti, F.J.; Forasiepi, A.M. (2018). "South American Fossil Carnivorans (Order Carnivora)". Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoenvironmental Contingencies: 77-100. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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