References: Martínez (1994), Mooi et al. (2000).
Age and Stratigrapic unit: Late Miocene, Camacho Fm.
Comments: Martínez and Mooi (2005) stated. ‘‘Prior to these records, all
authors (e. g., Goso and Bossi 1966, Figueiras and Broggi 1971) mentioned the
presence of Monophoraster darwini in Uruguay. In fact, this species is not present
in the Miocene of Uruguay and all the known specimens are referable to
M. duboisi. The species was originally described from the contemporaneous Paraná Formation of Argentina (Cotteau 1884, Mooi et al. 2000).’’
Genus Amplaster Martínez, 1984
Amplaster coloniensis Martínez, 1984
(Fig. 10.5b)
References: Martínez (1984, 1994) (partim), Martínez and Durham (1988),
Mooi et al. (2000).
Age and Stratigrapic unit: Late Miocene, Camacho Fm.
Comments: This species is endemic to Uruguay.
Amplaster ellipticus Mooi, Martínez and Parma, 2000
(Fig. 10.5c)
References: Mooi et al. (2000).
Age and Stratigrapic unit: Late Miocene, Camacho Fm.
Comments: This species is endemic to Uruguay.
Amplaster alatus (Rossi de García and Levy, 1989)
(Fig. 10.5d)
References: Mooi et al. (2000).
Age and Stratigrapic unit: Late Miocene, Camacho Fm.
Comments: This species was described from the ‘‘Patagoniense’’ strata from
Chubut Province (Rossi de García and Levy 1989), but with a controversial age
assignment ranging from? Middle Eocene to the? Late Oligocene-Early Miocene
(see Mooi et al. 2000).
Family Mellitidae Stefanini, 1912
Genus Mellita L. Agassiz, 1841
Mellita sp.
References: Figueiras (1962), Figueiras and Broggi (1967); Martínez and Mooi
(2005).
Age and Stratigrapic unit: Holocene, Villa Soriano Formation.
Genus Encope L. Agassiz, 1841
Encope sp.
References: Martínez and Mooi (2005)
Age and Stratigrapic unit: Quaternary.
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