Abstract
In the Brazilian intertropical region, fossils of megafauna occur in tanks and caves. The occurrence of four taxa has been described for a tank in the locality of Fazenda Charco, Sergipe State, and these are: Eremotherium laurillardi (Lund, 1842) (Megatheriidae), Stegomastodon waringi (Holand, 1920) (Gomphotheriidae), Palaeolama major Liais, 1872 (Camelidae) and Toxodontinae (Toxodontidae). With the collection of new material and the review of already existing material from this locality, it was possible to determine the presence of an additional representative of megafauna, namely a sloth of medium size, Catonyx cuvieri. The giant mammal species of the Brazilian intertropical region are generally attributed to the Late Pleistocene, but the occurrence of fauna found in this region could have extended to the beginning of the Holocene.
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