<i>Selenogonus narinoensis</i> Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications

The species Selenogonus narinoensis was described by Stirton (1947) based on a single; specimen which comes from sediments cropping out in the Cocha Verde; locality, Narino Department (Colombia), tentatively referred to the late; Pliocene–Pleistocene (MGN 931; IGM p002118, Museo Geologico Nacional,;...

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Autores principales: Gasparini, Germán Mariano, Moreno Mancilla, Oscar F., Cómbita, José Luis
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Publicado: 2021
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/124516
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Fósiles
Paleontología
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Fósiles
Paleontología
Gasparini, Germán Mariano
Moreno Mancilla, Oscar F.
Cómbita, José Luis
<i>Selenogonus narinoensis</i> Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Fósiles
Paleontología
description The species Selenogonus narinoensis was described by Stirton (1947) based on a single; specimen which comes from sediments cropping out in the Cocha Verde; locality, Narino Department (Colombia), tentatively referred to the late; Pliocene–Pleistocene (MGN 931; IGM p002118, Museo Geologico Nacional,; Servicio Geologico Colombiano, Bogota). However, morphological; studies and comparative morphometric observations of the specimen suggest; that (1) no diagnostic character supports the validity of the species; Selenogonus narinoensis (here considered species inquirenda); (2) a combination of features (e.g., the mandibular condyle; located behind the posterior edge of the vertical mandibular ramus, the; angular process which projects laterally outwards, a bunolophodont crown; morphology, a mesodont crown height, and a simple crown morphology of the; third lobe of m3) indicates it belongs to the genus Platygonus; (3) this specimen; corresponds to one of the largest South American peccaries; (4) taking into; account certain anatomical characters as well as its morphometric range,; this specimen is assigned to Platygonus cf. marplatensis. Even though the stratigraphic provenance of; the specimen is still doubtful, it can be proposed that (1) it could be one; of the most ancient records of tayassuids in South America, as would be; expected given its geographical position, and (2) considering the new taxonomic; proposal, this specimen represents the first record of Platygonus cf. marplatensis in Colombia and; represents one of the northernmost South American records of the genus. This; new interpretation would be of great relevance in the Great American Biotic; Interchange due to its strategic geographical proximity to the Isthmus of Panama.
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author Gasparini, Germán Mariano
Moreno Mancilla, Oscar F.
Cómbita, José Luis
author_facet Gasparini, Germán Mariano
Moreno Mancilla, Oscar F.
Cómbita, José Luis
author_sort Gasparini, Germán Mariano
title <i>Selenogonus narinoensis</i> Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications
title_short <i>Selenogonus narinoensis</i> Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications
title_full <i>Selenogonus narinoensis</i> Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications
title_fullStr <i>Selenogonus narinoensis</i> Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications
title_full_unstemmed <i>Selenogonus narinoensis</i> Stirton, 1947 (Tayassuidae, Cetartiodactyla, Mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications
title_sort <i>selenogonus narinoensis</i> stirton, 1947 (tayassuidae, cetartiodactyla, mammalia): taxonomic status and paleobiogeographic implications
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