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

 

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Yazarlar: Acuña Mesén, Rafael, García-Díaz, Elmer
Materyal Türü: artículo original
Durum:Versión publicada
Yayın Tarihi:1998
Diğer Bilgiler: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).
Ülke:Portal de Revistas UCR
Kurum:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Dil:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/20739
Online Erişim:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/20739
Anahtar Kelime:cuvieronius hyodon
haplomastodon waringi
gomphotheriidae
proboscidea
dental morphology
pleistocene
nacaóme
Costa Rica