The Pleistocene record attributed to the cricetid genus Nectomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae): unexpected connections
| Autor: | Ulises Francisco J. Pardiñas, Franck Barbiere |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
010506 paleontology Sigmodontinae biology Pleistocene Scapteromys Otras Ciencias Biológicas PLEISTOCENE Zoology HOLOCHILUS PRIMIGENUS Genus Nectomys biology.organism_classification REIGOMYS 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Reigomys Ciencias Biológicas Geography SCAPTEROMYS Animal Science and Zoology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Popis: | Nectomys is a cricetid genus of medium-large sized oryzomyines broadly distributed in creeks and rivers of lowland South America. It has been mentioned in two localities, one in Bolivia and another in Argentina in Pleistocene assemblages. After revising the fossils that supported both records we conclude that they are not Nectomys. The record from Bolivia is Reigomys primigenus. The record from Argentina is attributable to Scapteromys. In conclusion, past occurrences of Nectomys are restricted to those of undifferentiated Quaternary age from Brazilian caves. The unexpected connections between fossils described here are discussed to explore the rationality behind detected misidentifications. Fil: Pardiñas, Ulises Francisco J.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Centro Nacional Patagónico. Instituto de Diversidad y Evolución Austral; Argentina Fil: Barbiere, Franck. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tucumán. Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica. Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo. Departamento de Geología. Cátedra Geología Estructural. Instituto Superior de Correlación Geológica; Argentina |
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