Megafauna of the late Quaternary from Baixa Grande, Bahia, Brazil

Authors

  • Ricardo da Costa Ribeiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Geociências; Departamento de Geologia
  • Ismar de Souza Carvalho Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Instituto de Geociências; Departamento de Geologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11137/2009_2_42-50

Abstract

It is presented the first occurrence of the late Pleistocene - Holocene mammals fossils in a gnamma-like deposit in the Baixa Grande municipality, Bahia State. The identified taxa were Eremotherium laurillardi (Pilosa - Megatheriidae), Panochthus greslebini (Cingulata - Glyptodontidae), Toxodontinae (Notoungulata - Toxodontidae) and Stegomastodon waringi (Proboscidea - Gomphoteriidae). The inferred ecology for this fauna is related to a savanna/forest habitat, in a more wet climate than the present-day semi-arid climate.

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Published

2009-12-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2009)

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