Northwestern Argentina (NWA), together with the Pampean region (PR), has produced one of the most complete late Neogene continental sequences in Argentina. A diversity of …
Abstract A Late Holocene (ca. 3,100 to 380 BP) sample of the viscacha rat genus Octomys (Octodontidae) from the Vaquerías Gruta 1 site (VQ-G1) in western Argentina is reported …
GI Schmidt, MA Armella, RA Bonini - Historical Biology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
We describe several proterotheriid remains from the Andalhuala and the Corral Quemado formations (Villavil-Quillay and Santa María basins, Catamarca Province) and the …
Abstract Glyptodonts (Xenarthra, Cingulata) are one of the most amazing Cenozoic South American mammals, with some terminal forms reaching ca. two tons. The Paleogene record …
D Barasoain, LRG Ruiz, D Brandoni - Journal of South American Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
The deposits of the Neogene Salicas Formation crop out along the north area and western flanks of the Velasco range, in the northern area of La Rioja Province, Argentina. Previous …
Dermal ossifications (osteoderms, dermal ossicles, osteoscutes) appear independently in various tetrapod lineages. In mammals, however, dermal ossifications are only present in …
D Brandoni, LRG Ruiz - Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract In South America, glyptodonts are recorded since the late Eocene to the early Holocene. Their fossil record is represented mainly by disarticulated osteoderms during the …
ABSTRACT Folivora (Mammalia, Xenarthra) constitutes one of the most characteristic groups of mammals of the Cenozoic of South America, which is represented by several …
Abstract The subfamily Scelidotheriinae (Xenarthra, Folivora) is a clade of extinct sloths recorded from the middle Miocene to the Pleistocene/Holocene transition in South America …