First report of a South American short-faced bears' den (<i>Arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications

Here we report the first example of associated short-faced bear fossils from South America. The specimens represent three individuals referable to the Ensenadan (early to middle Pleistocene) species Arctotherium angustidens (Ursidae, Tremarctinae), the giant South American short-faced bear. Although...

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Autores principales: Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor, Pomi, Lucas Horacio, Tonni, Eduardo Pedro, Rodríguez, Sergio G., Dondas, Alejandro
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2009
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Paleontología
Ciencias Naturales
short-faced bear
Arctotherium
Tremarctinae
Pleistocene
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/5364
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topic Paleontología
Ciencias Naturales
short-faced bear
Arctotherium
Tremarctinae
Pleistocene
spellingShingle Paleontología
Ciencias Naturales
short-faced bear
Arctotherium
Tremarctinae
Pleistocene
Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor
Pomi, Lucas Horacio
Tonni, Eduardo Pedro
Rodríguez, Sergio G.
Dondas, Alejandro
First report of a South American short-faced bears' den (<i>Arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications
topic_facet Paleontología
Ciencias Naturales
short-faced bear
Arctotherium
Tremarctinae
Pleistocene
description Here we report the first example of associated short-faced bear fossils from South America. The specimens represent three individuals referable to the Ensenadan (early to middle Pleistocene) species Arctotherium angustidens (Ursidae, Tremarctinae), the giant South American short-faced bear. Although the fossil record of short-faced bears in South America is very rich, they have not previously been recorded in association. These three individuals were found in a cave during quarry exploitation. We suggest that these bears represent the first record of a family group and open the discussion about cave utilization and hibernation or torpor by South American short-faced bears.
format Articulo
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author Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor
Pomi, Lucas Horacio
Tonni, Eduardo Pedro
Rodríguez, Sergio G.
Dondas, Alejandro
author_facet Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor
Pomi, Lucas Horacio
Tonni, Eduardo Pedro
Rodríguez, Sergio G.
Dondas, Alejandro
author_sort Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor
title First report of a South American short-faced bears' den (<i>Arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications
title_short First report of a South American short-faced bears' den (<i>Arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications
title_full First report of a South American short-faced bears' den (<i>Arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications
title_fullStr First report of a South American short-faced bears' den (<i>Arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications
title_full_unstemmed First report of a South American short-faced bears' den (<i>Arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications
title_sort first report of a south american short-faced bears' den (<i>arctotherium angustidens</i>): palaeobiological and palaeoecological implications
publishDate 2009
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/5364
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