Nuevo ejemplar de Cuvieronius hyodon (Proboscidea: Gomphotheriidae) del Pleistoceno de Costa Rica

 

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Autores: Acuña Mesén, Rafael, García-Díaz, Elmer
Format: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:1998
Opis:A lower mastodont molar was found in Nacaome river, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It is a Pleis- . tocene specimen of Cuvieronius hyodon.C. hyodon and Haplomastodon waringi, mountain and savanna mastodonts respectively, have been found in the same place. This evidence and the dental morphology suggest that they were seasonaly simpatric species with different alimentary niches. Probably H. waringi fed on savanna or prairie plants (very ligneous with high silíca concentration, e.g,Cyperaceae) whereas C. hyodon consumed sQfter plants (the enamel is less damaged).
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/20739
Online dostop:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/20739
Ključna beseda:cuvieronius hyodon
haplomastodon waringi
gomphotheriidae
proboscidea
dental morphology
pleistocene
nacaóme
Costa Rica