First fossil record of peccaries (Artiodactyla, Tayassuidae) from the Upper Miocene (Hh3: Late Hemphillian) of Costa Rica, Central America

 

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Autores: Valerio, Ana L., Laurito, César L.
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2020
Opis:For the first time is recorded the Tayassuidae Family as fossil at the Cenozoic of Costa Rica. Two peccary species, Prosthennops serus (Cope, 1878) and Protherohyus brachydontus Mooser y Dalquest (1980) are described from the San Gerardo de Limoncito fossiliferous locality at Southern Costa Rica. The sympatric distribution of both species is for the first time confirmed on North Hemisphere.
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institucija:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Jezik:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/40638
Online dostop:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/40638
Ključna beseda:Tayassuidae
Late Hemphillian
Sympatry
Curré Formation
Costa Rica
Hemphilliano Tardío
Simpatría
Formación Curré