Temat: Notoungulata - Katalog OPAC zbiorów

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Tytuł:: The Interatheriinae notoungulates from the middle Miocene Collon Cura Formation in Argentina
Autorzy:: VERA, BÁRBARA
REGUERO, MARCELO
GONZÁLEZ-RUIZ, LAUREANO
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/945958.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2017
Wydawca:: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:: mammalia
notoungulata
interatheriidae
neogene
south america
patagonia
argentina
Opis:: he Interatheriinae (Notoungulata, Interatheriidae) from the Collón Curá Formation (Colloncuran South American Land Mammal Age, SALMA) are revised here, based on old and new collections from western Neuquén, Río Negro, and Chubut provinces where this geologic unit crops out. After a detailed study of the holotype of Icochilus endiadys, we conclude that its cranial and dental morphology are diagnostic of the genus Protypotherium, and as a result we include I. endiadys in this genus (P. endiadys comb. nov.). Deciduous dentition and postcranial remains are also ascribed to P. endiadys, which allows us to determine its pattern of dental eruption and describe part of its limbs, expanding its diagnosis. In addition, we describe a new species of Protypotherium, P. colloncurensis sp. nov., which differs from P. endiadys in having larger size, a more robust mandible, strongly imbricate upper molars, a well-developed parastyle on P1, a subcircular and non-overlapping p1, a much reduced p2, and a smaller talonid on p3–4. Based on the revision, we identified only one genus of Interatheriinae in the Collón Curá Formation (i.e., Protypotherium). Protypotherium endiadys extends its distribution from Neuquén to Chubut provinces, including Río Negro; the new species, in turn, was only recognized in Río Negro Province, appearing together with P. endiadys in Estancia El Criado, Comallo, and Chico River localities. Discriminant and cladistic analyses were performed including P. endiadys, the new taxon, and other middle Miocene interatheres, and yielded strong support for our systematic conclusions. A thorough phylogenetic analysis of Protypotherium is provided for the first time. Based on this analysis, Protypotherium and Miocochilius form a monophyletic group supported by four synapomorphies.
Źródło:: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2017, 62, 4; 845-863
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Specialized knee joints in some extinct, endemic, South American herbivores
Autorzy:: Shockey, B J
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21649.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2001
Wydawca:: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:: behaviour
carnivore
Notoungulata
passive stay
herbivore
Litopterna
Glyptodontoidea
South America
Opis:: Distal femora of some extinct, endemic, South American herbivores are shown to have modifications related to knee extension. Toxodon (Order Notoungulata) had an enlarged medial trochlear ridge (MTR) similar to those seen in horses, The MTR of horses serves to 'lock' the patella and ligaments in the proximal position and it likely function the same for Toxodon. The patella of Toxodon has a medial process that would have locked by wrapping around the MTR. Macraucheniid and proterotheriid litopterns may also have had knee locks, but with a different mechanism. The femora of these litopterns have deep suprapatellar fossae in which the patellae could have become lodged. Indeed, the distal end of the patella of cf. Eoauchenia (Proterotheriidae) conforms to and is supported within the suprapatellar fossa. Several glyptodontids (Order Xenarthra) have conical MTRs that would have impeded the medial patellar ligaments during the initiation of extension. This would have caused patellar rotation and resulted in a complex knee extension. These glyptodonts also had suprapatellar fossae, suggesting that the ligaments slid over the MTR and 'locked' during hyperextension. Locking knees in these diverse animals implies that they stood for long periods of time and did not engage in intermittent, 'bout feeding' as seen in modern ruminants.
Źródło:: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2001, 46, 2
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki

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Tytuł:: Postcranial remains of basal typotherian notoungulates from the Eocene of northwestern Argentina
Autorzy:: Armella, M.A.
Garcia-Lopez, D.A.
Babot, M.J.
Deraco, V.
Herrera, C.M.
Saade, L.
Bertelli, S.
Powiązania:: https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/2082173.pdf
Data publikacji:: 2020
Wydawca:: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
Tematy:: Mammalia
Notoungulata
calcaneum
astragalus
plantigrade
foot stances
Paleogene
South America
Opis:: Notoungulates represent the most taxonomically diverse and temporally and geographically widespread group among South American native ungulates. Here, we analyze anatomical and systematic aspects of proximal tarsal bones recovered from the Lower and Upper Lumbrera formations (middle and late middle Eocene) in northwestern Argentina. We provide detailed descriptions, comparisons, and infer foot stances and range of movements for the taxa implicated. Material studied includes astragali belonging to the oldfieldthomasiid Colbertia lumbrerense (Lower Lumbrera Formation), a set of proximal tarsals referred as Typotheria indet. (Lower Lumbrera Formation), and tarsals (also including navicular and cuboid) of the informal taxon “Campanorco inauguralis” (Upper Lumbrera Formation). The comparison of the tarsals of Colbertia lumbrerense (middle Eocene of Argentina) with Colbertia magellanica (early Eocene of Brazil) reveals several differences including variations on the development and arrangement of articular facets, and the size of the dorsal astragalar foramen in the Argentinean species. The specimen of Typotheria indet. shows morphological affinities with basal interatheriid taxa. However, its larger size contrasting with the overall small body sizes of Eocene interatheriids precludes an indisputable taxonomic assignment. Concerning “Campanorco inauguralis”, our observations indicate that there is no morphological evidence for a close phylogenetic relationship with Mesotheriidae. It presents a “reversed alternating tarsus” condition, which is also observed in Leontiniidae, “Notohippidae”, Toxodontidae, and some typotherians. However, the spectrum of singularities exhibited by this form precludes the assessment of its relationships in the context of the Paleogene radiation of Typotheria and it is necessary to extend the comparison to Eocene notoungulates. Finally, in a morphofunctional context a plantigrade foot posture is inferred for the specimens here reported. These observations have the potential to provide functional proxies for paleoecological reconstructions to be applied to the study of the early radiation of these notoungulate faunas.
Źródło:: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2020, 65, 2; 1-17
0567-7920
Pojawia się w:: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
Dostawca treści:: Biblioteka Nauki