Scirrotherium Antelucanus, a new species of Pampatheriidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) from the Upper Miocene of Costa Rica, Central America

 

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Autori: Laurito, César A., Valerio, Ana L.
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2011
Descrizione:For the first time the genus Scirrotherium is recorded and a new species is described for the early Hem- phillian of Costa Rica. This finding constitutes a new clue about the early arrived of South American heralds to Central American during Pre-Great American Biotic Interchange, increasing by at least 3 Ma the record of the Pampatheriidae family in the Northern Hemisphere. The new Central America species described herein differs from the South American species of Scirrotherium because they have osteoderms with an inconspicuous ornamentation, a plain central figure and a remarkable area size.Keywords: Mammalia, Xenarthra, Pampatheriidae, Scirrotherium, Upper Miocene, Costa Rica, pre-GABI.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UCR
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lingua:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/13101
Accesso online:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/13101
Keyword:mammalia
xenarthra
pampatheriidae
scirrotherium
mioceno superior
costa rica
pre gabi