Abstract Northwestern Argentina exhibits numerous Paleogene fossiliferous localities.
However, in Tucuman Province, this period is represented by a few fossiliferous localities of …

The origin and early evolution of South American rodents are ongoing subjects of debate.
The caviomorphs of the Peruvian localities of Santa Rosa and Contamana are the oldest …

The Paleogene vertebrate-bearing sites of Brazil are restricted to few formations such as
Maria Farinha (Late Cretaceous-early Paleocene), Itaboraí (early Eocene), Entre-Córregos …

Abstract Peltephilidae (Xenarthra, Cingulata) is an ancient lineage of medium–large‐sized
'armadillos' from South America, characterized by chisel‐shaped molariforms, a U‐shaped …

Recently, the basal beds of the lower section of the Lumbrera Formation have been referred
to the early Eocene (Ypresian) based on the identification of a succession of hyperthermal …

Abstract The Guabirotuba Formation belongs to a small sedimentary basin located in the
southernmost portion of the Cenozoic continental rift system of southeastern Brazil. In this …

The aim of this work is to present a new genus and species of Dasypodidae from the
Lumbrera Formation (“lower Lumbrera”), early-middle Eocene of Salta Province, northwest …

Abstract Cingulata (Mammalia, Xenarthra) is one of the most conspicuous clades in the
Cenozoic fossil record of South America, largely due to the high abundance of disarticulated …

Frogs (Anura) are major components of tetrapod communities in the Neotropics and,
according to divergence-time estimates, were already diverse in early Palaeogene times …

In the Eocene deposits of Northwestern Argentina, the order Cingulata was recognized in
the sedimentary levels of the upper and lower sections of the Lumbrera (Salta Province) …