Tarija Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Bolivia}}
{{Infobox rockunit
| name = Tarija
| type = Formation
| namedfor = Tarija
| country = Bolivia
| coordinates = -21.5,-64.75
| paleocoordinates = -21.6,-64.2
}}
The Tarija Formation is a Pleistocene-age geologic formation found near Tarija, Bolivia.
Background
Fossils of numerous large herbivorous mammals have been discovered, including toxodonts like Toxodon platensis, glyptodonts, ground sloths, and litopterns such as Macrauchenia patachonica.{{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 |issue=1 |page=77-100 |doi=10.1017/S0094837300016651 |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|url-access=subscription }} Numerous carnivorous mammals have been found, including Smilodon populator, Arctotherium tarijense, and Protocyon tarijensis. {{cite journal |last1=Prevosti |first1=F.J. |last2=Forasiepi |first2=A.M. |title=South American Fossil Carnivorans (Order Carnivora)
|journal=Evolution of South American Mammalian Predators During the Cenozoic: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoenvironmental Contingencies |series=Springer Geology |date=2018 |page=77-100 |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-03701-1_4 |isbn=978-3-319-03700-4 |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-03701-1_4|access-date=27 November 2023|url-access=subscription }}
Paleofauna
=Birds=
==Accipitriformes==
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |Accipitriformes | |||||
| Genus | Species | Family | Interval | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vultur
|Andean Condor |File:Peru - Colca Canyon - Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) 01.jpg |
Mammals
=Didelphimorphia=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |Accipitriformes | |||||
| Genus | Species | Family | Interval | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutreolina
|Tarija [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=70673] |Big lutrine opossum |
=Cingulata=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |Cingulata | |||||
| Genus | Species | Family | Interval | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euphractus
|E. sexcinctus |Tarija |Six-Banded Armadillo | |||||
| Chaetophractus
|Big Hairy Armadillo | |||||
| Dasypus
|D. tarijensis | | | |||||
| Propraopus
|P. cf. sulcatus | | | |||||
| Glyptodon
|G. reticulatus | | |||||
| Panochthus
|P. sp | | | |||||
| Pampatherium
|P. cf. humboldtii |Tarija [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=70673] | |
=Proboscidea=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |Proboscidea | |||||
| Genus | Species | Family | Interval | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuvieronius
|C. tropicus | |
=Carnivorans=
=Artiodactyla=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |Artiodactyla | |||||
| Genus | Species | Family | Interval | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platygonus
|P. tarijensis. |Tarija [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=70673] | | |||||
| Charitoceros
|C. tarijensis. |Tarija [https://paleobiodb.org/classic/displayCollResults?collection_no=70673] | | |||||
| Hippocamelus
|H. incognituss. | | |||||
| Paleolama
|P. weddeli. |File:Información del camélido extinto, Paleolama - A740640.jpg | |||||
| Lama
|The Vicuña, a modern species of Llama |
=Meridiungulata=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |South American native ungulates | |||||
| Genus | Species | Family | Interval | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macrauchenia
|M. patachonica. | | |||||
| Toxodon
|T cf. platensis. | |
=Perissodactyla=
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="6" |Perissodactyla | |||||
| Genus | Species | Family | Interval | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapirus
| | | |||||
| rowspan=2| Hippidion
|H. principale |A browsing horse | |||||
| H. devillei
| | | |||||
| Equus
| |
