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Dolores, Uruguay

Formation	Dolores
Age:	0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene
Interval	Middle Pleistocene - Late Pleistocene
Lithology	siltstone, sandstone/conglomerate
Number of Collections	2
Number of Occurrences	17

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Casil Quarry	Canelones Department, Uruguay	Dolores
Campo Viñoles	Cerro Largo Department, Uruguay	Dolores

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Aves class	3	Animalia : Chordata : Aves	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Phorusrhacidae family	5	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phorusrhacidae	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Hemiauchenia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Hemiauchenia*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Panochthus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : *Panochthus*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Macrauchenia patachonica species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Macraucheniidae : Macrauchenia : *Macrauchenia patachonica*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Toxodon platensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Toxodontidae : Toxodon : *Toxodon platensis*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Hippidion sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Equidae : *Hippidion*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Notiomastodon platensis species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Proboscidea : Gomphotheriidae : Notiomastodon : *Notiomastodon platensis*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Myocastor sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Myocastoridae : *Myocastor*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Doedicurus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : *Doedicurus*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Glyptodon sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : *Glyptodon*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Neuryurus sp. genus	6	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cingulata : Glyptodontidae : *Neuryurus*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Megatheriinae subfamily	5.3	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Xenarthra : Megatheriidae : Megatheriinae	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene
Lestodon armatus species	7	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Pilosa : Mylodontidae : Lestodon : *Lestodon armatus*	0.781 - 0.0117 Ma Pleistocene

References

Alberdi M. T., Prado J. L., et al (2007) Stegomastodon waringi (Mammalia, Proboscidea) from the Late Pleistocene of northeastern Uruguay, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 243 2, 179-189

Alvargenga H., Jones W., et al (2010) The youngest record of phorusrhacid birds (Aves, Phorusrhacidae) from the late Pleistocene of Uruguay, Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 256 2, 229-234

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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