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<figureCitation id="BC8689BCF617BD78FF4C55B6FEFFFF02" box="[160,293,186,210]" captionStart-0="FIGURE 2" captionStart-1="FIGURE 3" captionStartId-0="3.[151,250,1528,1551]" captionStartId-1="6.[151,250,1459,1482]" captionTargetBox-0="[297,1303,597,1471]" captionTargetBox-1="[350,1234,239,1433]" captionTargetId-0="figure@3.[242,1345,551,1507]" captionTargetId-1="figure@6.[314,1273,195,1438]" captionTargetPageId-0="3" captionTargetPageId-1="6" captionText-0="FIGURE 2. Osteoderms of Epipeltephilus kanti: A C, Holotype (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7); D G, Referred material, D G (MLP 28 - X- 11 - 66), H (MMP 339 - M). Scale Bar: 5 cm." captionText-1="FIGURE 3. Osteoderms of Peltephilidae: A, Epipeltephilus kanti (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7, part of the holotype); B, Epipeltephilus recurvus? (MLP 91 - IX- 7 - 14); C, Peltephilus pumilus (MACN A- 866 - 870); D, Peltephilus nanus (MACN A 7958 - 7959, part of the type); E, Peltephilus giganteus (MACN A- 4891 - 4900, part of the type); F-G, Peltephilus strepens (MACN A- 771); H, Peltephilus protervus (MACN A- 12020, part of the type); I, Peltephilus depressus (MACN A- 12016, part of the type); J, Peltephilus granosus (MACN A- 12019, part of the type); K, Peltecoelus praelucens (MACN A- 12022, part of the type). Scale Bar: 5 cm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/210312/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/210313/files/figure.png" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Figures 23</figureCitation>
A)
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FF7B540FFECCFECB" bold="true" box="[151,278,259,283]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Etymology</emphasis>
. “
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” in honor of the Prussian philosopher Emmanuel Kant (
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), brilliant creator of the criticism and precursor of the modern scientific philosophy.
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, three fixed osteoderms of the dorsal shield (
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AC).
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Geographic and stratigraphic occurrence of the
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. Arroyo Chasicó (
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,
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), Buenos Aires Province, Vivero Member, Arroyo Chasicó Formation, Chasicoan
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) and Duke University (
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).
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FF7B50F4FEC9F9DE" bold="true" box="[151,275,1528,1551]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Osteoderms of
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: AC, Holotype (MLP 92-XI-19-7); DG, Referred material, DG (MLP 28- X-11-66), H (MMP 339-M). Scale Bar: 5 cm.
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FF255358FE7CF9BD" bold="true" box="[201,422,1620,1645]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Referred material.</emphasis>
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-66, three complete, fixed osteoderms and an additional fragment of the dorsal shield (
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DG);
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<date id="5003B3F9F617BD78FDEE5374FD5EF940" box="[514,644,1656,1680]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" value="1960-06-18" valueMax="1960-06-03" valueMin="1960-06-18">60-VI-18-3</date>
, one molariform and osteoderms of an indeterminate region of the dorsal shield; MMP 339-M, one movable osteoderm of the dorsal shield (
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H). All specimens were collected in the Vivero Member, Arroyo Chasicó Formation (
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).
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FF2553E8FE12F92D" bold="true" box="[201,456,1764,1789]" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Differential diagnosis</emphasis>
. Osteoderms larger than those of
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and
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, and similar in size to those of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FE655205FD49F8F1" box="[393,659,1801,1825]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Epipeltephilus recurvus</emphasis>
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,
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and the other species of
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. Longitudinal crests (two lateral and one central) are higher and more developed than in
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,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FE75525DFDA2F8B9" box="[409,632,1873,1897]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltephilus pumilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FD6B525DFCB3F8B9" box="[647,873,1873,1897]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltephilus strepens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FC4E525DFB48F8B9" box="[930,1170,1873,1897]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltephilus protervus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. These crest are absent in
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FF585279FE62F85D" box="[180,440,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF617BD78FE2A5279FD60F85D" box="[454,698,1909,1933]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="depressus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FE2A5279FD60F85D" box="[454,698,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltephilus depressus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF617BD78FD245279FC6FF85D" box="[712,949,1909,1933]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="granosus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FD245279FC6FF85D" box="[712,949,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltephilus granosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FC005279FB6FF85D" box="[1004,1205,1909,1933]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltephilus nanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Exposed surface of the osteoderms roughed like
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF617BD78FE0F5295FD35F861" box="[483,751,1945,1969]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Epipeltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="recurvus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FE0F5295FD35F861" box="[483,751,1945,1969]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Epipeltephilus recurvus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
much more than the species of
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF617BD78FB8E5295FB3AF861" box="[1122,1248,1945,1969]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="3" pageNumber="58" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FB8E5295FB3AF861" box="[1122,1248,1945,1969]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltephilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF617BD78FAF75295FEC8F805" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="58">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF2B5596FF25FE92" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,755]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF2B5596FD4FFF63" bold="true" box="[199,661,154,179]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Comparative description. Molariform.</emphasis>
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described the molariform
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<date id="5003B3F9F610BD7FFB195596FAAEFF62" box="[1269,1396,154,178]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" value="1960-06-18" valueMax="1960-06-03" valueMin="1960-06-18">60-VI-18-3</date>
1 as very small and lower because the main wear pit is located externally, as in
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFC0155B3FBB1FF07" box="[1005,1131,191,215]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
according to
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, and it would correspond to the third or fourth molariform of the left dental series. It is broken in its base and the preserved part measures 7.6 mm of maximum antero-posterior diameter, and 3.5 mm of maximum cross-sectional diameter.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF255443FCC0FE02" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,755]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
According to
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the molariform section is subtriangular, less compressed than in
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFAD65443FF00FE5B" class="Mammalia" family="Peltephilidae" genus="Anantiosodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFAD65443FF00FE5B" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Anantiosodon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, whereas in
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFE9C547FFDC8FE5B" box="[368,530,371,395]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFDC95478FD72FE5B" box="[549,680,372,395]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Epipeltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="recurvus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFDC95478FD72FE5B" box="[549,680,372,395]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">E. recurvus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) teeth are subeliptic. In addition,
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F610BD7FFBDF547EFA46FE5A" author="Vizcaino" box="[1075,1436,370,394]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" refString="Vizcaino, S. F. &amp; Farina, R. (1997). Diet and locomotion of the armadillo Peltephilus: a new view. Lethaia, 30, 79 - 88." type="journal article" year="1997">Vizcaíno and Fariña (1997: 81)</bibRefCitation>
remarked that the molariforms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFDFE549BFD4AFE7F" box="[530,656,407,431]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are “
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFD21549BFB04FE7F" box="[717,1246,407,431]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">chiefly triangular in section and slenderly built</emphasis>
”. Lower molariforms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF1154B7FEA4FE03" box="[253,382,443,467]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltecoelus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFE5954B7FDB1FE03" box="[437,619,443,467]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Parapeltecoelus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are not known.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF2554D2FE2CFD57" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,755]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF2554D2FCD8FE27" bold="true" box="[201,770,478,503]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Osteoderms of the dorsal shield. Shape and size</emphasis>
. The known osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFBD054D3FAC7FE27" box="[1084,1309,479,503]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are rectangular or quadrangular (
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AH). They cover a large range of sizes (
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), indicating that osteoderms from different regions of the dorsal shield are represented; also, that the size variation of the osteoderms was probably remarkable at intraspecific level, depending on the regions of the dorsal shield, as it happens in
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFB215740FAF8FDB3" box="[1229,1314,588,611]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Eutatus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFB215740FAF8FDB3" box="[1229,1314,588,611]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Eutatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F610BD7FFADE5746FF26FD57" author="Burmeister" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" refString="Burmeister, C. V. (1883) Beschreibung des Panzers von Eutatus Seguini. Sitzung der physikalisch- mathematischeu Classe, 18, 1045 - 1063." type="journal article" year="1883">Burmeister, 1883</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F610BD7FFEE45763FE30FD57" author="Scillato-Yane" box="[264,490,623,647]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" refString="Scillato-Yane, G. J. (1982) Los Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Edentata) del Plioceno y Pleistoceno de Argentina. PhD thesis, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, 159 pp." type="book" year="1982">Scillato-Yané, 1982</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF25579FFAE6FD22" blockId="4.[151,1436,151,755]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
In relation to other species of
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, the osteoderms of
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFC4E579FFB5FFD7B" box="[930,1157,659,683]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Epipeltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kanti">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFC4E579FFB5FFD7B" box="[930,1157,659,683]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are larger than those of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF7B57BBFEBAFD1F" box="[151,352,695,719]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus nanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and generally larger than those of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFD1857BBFC0EFD1F" box="[756,980,695,719]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus pumilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but within the range of variation of the remaining species of
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFE6957D7FDD0FD23" box="[389,522,731,755]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFE6957D7FDDCFD23" box="[389,518,731,755]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Peltephilus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
as well as
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFD6957D7FC55FD23" box="[645,911,731,755]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus recurvus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFC2957D7FB12FD23" box="[965,1224,731,755]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltecoelus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="praelucens">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFC2957D7FB12FD23" box="[965,1224,731,755]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF7B5611FC72FCE4" blockId="4.[151,936,797,820]" box="[151,936,797,820]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF7B5611FF24FCE2" bold="true" box="[151,254,797,818]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">TABLE 1</emphasis>
. Measurements of osteoderms and their associated foramina (mm).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF705643FAE4FB51" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
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<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B5642FA80FC7C" box="[151,1370,846,940]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FF7B5642FE4DFC7C" box="[151,407,846,940]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Taxon</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B5642FDBCFC7C" box="[503,614,846,940]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Osteoderm type</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D5642FC12FC7C" box="[673,968,846,940]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Osteoderm surface Width Length (min-max) (min-max)</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF85642FB5AFC7C" box="[1044,1152,846,940]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Foramina Width (min-max)</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FB025642FA80FC7C" box="[1262,1370,846,940]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Length (min-max)</th>
</tr>
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF7056CCFEB2FC06" box="[156,360,960,982]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B56CCFDBCFBD1" box="[503,614,960,1025]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Fixed Movable</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D56CCFC12FBD1" box="[673,968,960,1025]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">12.427.1 11.529.5 16.1 24.6</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF856CCFB5AFBD1" box="[1044,1152,960,1025]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.43.1 1.41.9</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FB0256CCFA80FBD1" box="[1262,1370,960,1025]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.63.5 0.81.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B5119FA80FBFC" box="[151,1370,1045,1068]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FF7B5119FE4DFBFC" box="[151,407,1045,1068]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF705119FE56FBFB" box="[156,396,1045,1067]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus recurvus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
?
</th>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B5119FDBCFBFC" box="[503,614,1045,1068]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Fixed</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D5119FC12FBFC" box="[673,968,1045,1068]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">12.119.0 11.222.6</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF85119FB5AFBFC" box="[1044,1152,1045,1068]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">2.02.8</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FB025119FA80FBFC" box="[1262,1370,1045,1068]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">2.2.2.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B514CFA80FB51" box="[151,1370,1088,1153]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FF7B514CFE4DFB51" box="[151,407,1088,1153]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF705167FEB2FB51" box="[156,360,1131,1153]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="strepens">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF705167FEB2FB51" box="[156,360,1131,1153]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus strepens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B514CFDBCFB51" box="[503,614,1088,1153]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Movable Fixed</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D514CFC12FB51" box="[673,968,1088,1153]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">17.621.5 22.323.9 13.821.1 16.425.4</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF8514CFB5AFB51" box="[1044,1152,1088,1153]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.01.6 1.21.5</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FB02514CFA80FB51" box="[1262,1370,1088,1153]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">2.12.6 1.71.5</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFE1B5199FAE4F9D0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<table id="56BD6799F6104284FF7B5199FA80F9D0" box="[151,1370,1173,1536]" gridcols="6" gridrows="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B5199FA80FB7C" box="[151,1370,1173,1196]" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B5199FD8BFB7C" box="[503,593,1173,1196]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Movable</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D5199FCD6FB7C" box="[673,780,1173,1196]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">16.519.3</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FCB75199FC1FFB7C" box="[859,965,1173,1196]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">18.627.1</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF85199FBAAFB7C" box="[1044,1136,1173,1196]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">0.90.9</th>
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FB025199FA80FB7C" box="[1262,1370,1173,1196]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.11.3</th>
</tr>
<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B51CCFA80FAD1" box="[151,1370,1216,1281]" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FF7B51CCFE5CFAD1" box="[151,390,1216,1281]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF7051CCFEBFFB06" box="[156,357,1216,1238]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pumilus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF7051CCFEBFFB06" box="[156,357,1216,1238]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus pumilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B51CCFD8BFAD1" box="[503,593,1216,1281]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Fixed Movable</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D51CCFCD6FAD1" box="[673,780,1216,1281]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">9.1 8.511.9</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FCB751CCFC1FFAD1" box="[859,965,1216,1281]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">12.5 10.215.8</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF851CCFBAAFAD1" box="[1044,1136,1216,1281]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.11.5 0.92.5</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FB0251CCFA80FAD1" box="[1262,1370,1216,1281]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.21.4 1.02.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B5019FA80FAFC" box="[151,1370,1301,1324]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FF7B5019FE5CFAFC" box="[151,390,1301,1324]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF705019FE5CFAFB" box="[156,390,1301,1323]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltecoelus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="praelucens">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF705019FE5CFAFB" box="[156,390,1301,1323]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B5019FD8BFAFC" box="[503,593,1301,1324]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Fixed</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D5019FCD6FAFC" box="[673,780,1301,1324]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">14.823.4</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FCB75019FC1FFAFC" box="[859,965,1301,1324]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">19.325.8</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF85019FBAAFAFC" box="[1044,1136,1301,1324]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">3.0</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FB025019FA80FAFC" box="[1262,1370,1301,1324]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">2.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B504CFA80FA05" box="[151,1370,1344,1493]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FF7B504CFE5CFA05" box="[151,390,1344,1493]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF70504CFEA2FA05" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF70504CFE8BFA86" box="[156,337,1344,1366]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nanus">Peltephilus nanus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF705067FEAFFA51" box="[156,373,1387,1409]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="protervus">Peltephilus protervus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF705098FEADFA7A" box="[156,375,1428,1450]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="giganteus">Peltephilus giganteus</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF7050B3FEA2FA05" box="[156,376,1471,1493]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="depressus">Peltephilus depressus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B504CFD8BFA05" box="[503,593,1344,1493]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Fixed Movable Fixed Movable</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D504CFCD6FA05" box="[673,780,1344,1493]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">7.78.7 22.3 12.413.6 17.419.7</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FCB7504CFC1FFA05" box="[859,965,1344,1493]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">5.97.2 35.8 16.017.1 22.526.2</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF8504CFBAAFA05" box="[1044,1136,1344,1493]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.31.9 2.4 1.852.2 1.42.1</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FB02504CFA80FA05" box="[1262,1370,1344,1493]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.21.8 2.6 2.32.5 1.61.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="9A8D977BF6104284FF7B50E5FA80F9D0" box="[151,1370,1513,1536]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<th id="D95CFE07F6104284FF7B50E5FE5CF9D0" box="[151,390,1513,1536]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF610BD7FFF7050E5FEA8FA2F" box="[156,370,1513,1535]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="granosus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF7050E5FEA8FA2F" box="[156,370,1513,1535]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus granosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FE1B50E5FD8BF9D0" box="[503,593,1513,1536]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Fixed</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FD4D50E5FCD6F9D0" box="[673,780,1513,1536]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">14.513.0</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FCB750E5FC1FF9D0" box="[859,965,1513,1536]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">17.823.3</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FBF850E5FBAAF9D0" box="[1044,1136,1513,1536]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">1.82.4</td>
<td id="D95CFE07F6104284FB0250E5FA80F9D0" box="[1262,1370,1513,1536]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">2.42.8</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF255349FDCCF8C1" blockId="4.[151,1437,1605,1845]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFF255349FE9CF98D" bold="true" box="[201,326,1605,1630]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Foramina.</emphasis>
Osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFDEC5349FD3EF98D" box="[512,740,1605,1629]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
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generally have one or two big oval foramina, which can be associated to glandular cisterns (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F610BD7FFDE05365FD2AF951" author="Scillato-Yane" box="[524,752,1641,1665]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59" refString="Scillato-Yane, G. J. (1979) Notas sobre los Dasypodidae (Mammalia, Edentata) del Plioceno del territorio Argentino. I Los restos de Edad Chasiquense (Plioceno inferior) del sur de la provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana, 14, 133 - 144." type="journal article" year="1979">Scillato-Yané, 1979</bibRefCitation>
;
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Croft
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFCAF5366FCADF951" box="[835,887,1641,1665]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">et al</emphasis>
., 2007
</bibRefCitation>
). In the case of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFB6A5365FAB3F951" box="[1158,1385,1641,1665]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, the largest foramina correspond to the largest osteoderms (
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AH, 3A). In some osteoderms, there is a smaller foramen between and over the previous ones; this character is mentioned by
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Croft
<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFBD553BEFBB0F919" box="[1081,1130,1713,1737]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">et al</emphasis>
. (2007)
</bibRefCitation>
for the osteoderms of a specimen of cf.
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFE9653DAFE22F93E" box="[378,504,1750,1774]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Peltephilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. One movable osteoderm of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF610BD7FFCB753DAFBE6F93E" box="[859,1084,1750,1774]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a third big foramina underneath the two bigger (
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H).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F610BD7FFF255211FEF9F821" blockId="4.[151,1437,1605,1845]" lastBlockId="4.[151,1436,1919,2033]" pageId="4" pageNumber="59">
Much variation has been documented for the number of osteoderm foramina in different species of Peltephili- 1.: * We searched this specimen several times in the
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collections with Dr. Marcelo Reguero (Collection Manager) and with Dr. Scillato-Yané (who originally described it in 1982) but we could not find it. Unfortunately, the molariform is lost in the Museum and the illustrations given by
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do not have enough resolution for comparisons.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F611BD7EFF7B559BFEBBFE8D" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
dae:
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF3D5594FE6DFF60" box="[209,439,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus strepens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has two or four (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFD66559BFC9CFF7F" author="Ameghino" box="[650,838,151,175]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1887) Enumeracion sistematica de las especies de mamiferos fosiles coleccionados por Carlos Ameghino en los terrenos eocenos de Patagonia austral y depositados en el Museo La Plata. Boletin del Museo La Plata, 1, 1 - 26." type="journal article" year="1887">Ameghino 1887</bibRefCitation>
) (
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FG);
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFBF35594FADBFF60" box="[1055,1281,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus pumilus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFAFF5595FAAFFF60" box="[1299,1397,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. nanus</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFA6B5595FEDEFF03" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. giganteus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFEFE55B0FE42FF03" box="[274,408,188,211]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. protervus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE3D55B0FD8EFF03" box="[465,596,188,211]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. granosus</emphasis>
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have two (
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C, D, E, H, J);
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFC0855B7FB0DFF03" box="[996,1239,187,211]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus depressus</emphasis>
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has two or three;
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mentioned four foramina for that species, but the
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and assigned material have two or three (
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Figure
<date id="5003B3F9F611BD7EFF1D55F3FF25FEC7" box="[241,255,255,279]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">3</date>
</figureCitation>
I);
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFEC4540CFDF1FEC8" box="[296,555,256,280]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
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has three foramina (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFCF855F3FC09FEC7" author="Ameghino" box="[788,979,255,279]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1902) Premiere contribution a la connaissance de la faune mammalogique des couches a Colpodon. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba, 17, 71 - 138." type="journal article" year="1902">Ameghino, 1902</bibRefCitation>
) (
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K), and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB42540CFF67FEEB" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Epipeltephilus recurvus</emphasis>
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has generally four foramina (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFDE5542EFD14FEEA" author="Croft" box="[521,718,290,315]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Croft, D. A., Anaya, F., Auerbach, D., Garzione, C., MacFadden, B. J. (2009) New Data on Miocene Neotropical Provinciality from Cerdas, Bolivia. Journal of Mammal Evolution, 16, 175 - 198." type="journal article" year="2009">
Croft
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFDA15428FDA5FEEB" box="[589,639,291,315]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
., 2009
</bibRefCitation>
) (
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B), although there are also osteoderms with one, two or three foramina.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F611BD7EFF25546BFC5CFE37" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF25546BFEC6FE50" bold="true" box="[201,284,359,384]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Crests.</emphasis>
The osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE145464FD03FE50" box="[504,729,360,384]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have one middle longitudinal crest and two lateral longitudinal crests. All of them are elevated, wide and have rough margins, with the subsequent development of deep and ample valleys among them. The middle longitudinal crest may or may not reach the posterior border while the two laterals always do. The posterior border is elevated and has rough margins.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F611BD7EFF2554FEFD93FC92" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
Some osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE5954FFFD65FDDB" box="[437,703,499,523]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Epipeltephilus recurvus</emphasis>
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have a middle longitudinal crest, but unlike
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB5854FFFA4FFDDB" box="[1204,1429,499,523]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, it is a narrow and not high.
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFE2A5719FD62FDFD" box="[454,696,533,557]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="giganteus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE2A5719FD62FDFD" box="[454,696,533,557]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus giganteus</emphasis>
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has three longitudinal crests, but they are rounded, without roughness and without ample valleys between them (
<figureCitation id="BC8689BCF611BD7EFD49573BFCDFFD9F" box="[677,773,567,591]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1459,1482]" captionTargetBox="[350,1234,239,1433]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[314,1273,195,1438]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Osteoderms of Peltephilidae: A, Epipeltephilus kanti (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7, part of the holotype); B, Epipeltephilus recurvus? (MLP 91 - IX- 7 - 14); C, Peltephilus pumilus (MACN A- 866 - 870); D, Peltephilus nanus (MACN A 7958 - 7959, part of the type); E, Peltephilus giganteus (MACN A- 4891 - 4900, part of the type); F-G, Peltephilus strepens (MACN A- 771); H, Peltephilus protervus (MACN A- 12020, part of the type); I, Peltephilus depressus (MACN A- 12016, part of the type); J, Peltephilus granosus (MACN A- 12019, part of the type); K, Peltecoelus praelucens (MACN A- 12022, part of the type). Scale Bar: 5 cm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210313/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Figure 3</figureCitation>
E).
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFCD85734FBF9FD80" box="[820,1059,568,592]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus protervus</emphasis>
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has a smooth and well developed crest, which extends only one half the surface of the osteoderm, being anteriorly wide and disappearing posteriorly (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFF725771FEBFFD45" author="Ameghino" box="[158,357,637,661]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1897) Mammiferes cretaces de l' Argentine. Boletin del Instituto Geografico Argentino, 18, 406 - 521." type="journal article" year="1897">Ameghino, 1897</bibRefCitation>
) (
<figureCitation id="BC8689BCF611BD7EFE6F5771FE30FD45" box="[387,490,637,661]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1459,1482]" captionTargetBox="[350,1234,239,1433]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[314,1273,195,1438]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Osteoderms of Peltephilidae: A, Epipeltephilus kanti (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7, part of the holotype); B, Epipeltephilus recurvus? (MLP 91 - IX- 7 - 14); C, Peltephilus pumilus (MACN A- 866 - 870); D, Peltephilus nanus (MACN A 7958 - 7959, part of the type); E, Peltephilus giganteus (MACN A- 4891 - 4900, part of the type); F-G, Peltephilus strepens (MACN A- 771); H, Peltephilus protervus (MACN A- 12020, part of the type); I, Peltephilus depressus (MACN A- 12016, part of the type); J, Peltephilus granosus (MACN A- 12019, part of the type); K, Peltecoelus praelucens (MACN A- 12022, part of the type). Scale Bar: 5 cm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210313/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Figure 3</figureCitation>
H). A longitudinal crest is developed in
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFC015771FB0FFD45" box="[1005,1237,637,661]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus strepens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="BC8689BCF611BD7EFB075771FA89FD45" box="[1259,1363,637,661]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1459,1482]" captionTargetBox="[350,1234,239,1433]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[314,1273,195,1438]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Osteoderms of Peltephilidae: A, Epipeltephilus kanti (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7, part of the holotype); B, Epipeltephilus recurvus? (MLP 91 - IX- 7 - 14); C, Peltephilus pumilus (MACN A- 866 - 870); D, Peltephilus nanus (MACN A 7958 - 7959, part of the type); E, Peltephilus giganteus (MACN A- 4891 - 4900, part of the type); F-G, Peltephilus strepens (MACN A- 771); H, Peltephilus protervus (MACN A- 12020, part of the type); I, Peltephilus depressus (MACN A- 12016, part of the type); J, Peltephilus granosus (MACN A- 12019, part of the type); K, Peltecoelus praelucens (MACN A- 12022, part of the type). Scale Bar: 5 cm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210313/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Figure 3</figureCitation>
FG) (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFF725793FEB8FD67" author="Ameghino" box="[158,354,671,695]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1887) Enumeracion sistematica de las especies de mamiferos fosiles coleccionados por Carlos Ameghino en los terrenos eocenos de Patagonia austral y depositados en el Museo La Plata. Boletin del Museo La Plata, 1, 1 - 26." type="journal article" year="1887">Ameghino, 1887</bibRefCitation>
), but it is low instead of marked as in
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFCC557ADFC6EFD68" box="[809,948,673,696]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. giganteus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFC3257ACFB18FD68" box="[990,1218,672,696]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Some osteoderms assigned to
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFEF157CFFE26FD0B" box="[285,508,707,731]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus pumilus</emphasis>
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have a high and narrow longitudinal middle crest (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFBAC57CEFADAFD0A" author="Ameghino" box="[1088,1280,706,730]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1887) Enumeracion sistematica de las especies de mamiferos fosiles coleccionados por Carlos Ameghino en los terrenos eocenos de Patagonia austral y depositados en el Museo La Plata. Boletin del Museo La Plata, 1, 1 - 26." type="journal article" year="1887">Ameghino, 1887</bibRefCitation>
) (
<figureCitation id="BC8689BCF611BD7EFAF457CEFAA3FD0A" box="[1304,1401,706,730]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1459,1482]" captionTargetBox="[350,1234,239,1433]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[314,1273,195,1438]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Osteoderms of Peltephilidae: A, Epipeltephilus kanti (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7, part of the holotype); B, Epipeltephilus recurvus? (MLP 91 - IX- 7 - 14); C, Peltephilus pumilus (MACN A- 866 - 870); D, Peltephilus nanus (MACN A 7958 - 7959, part of the type); E, Peltephilus giganteus (MACN A- 4891 - 4900, part of the type); F-G, Peltephilus strepens (MACN A- 771); H, Peltephilus protervus (MACN A- 12020, part of the type); I, Peltephilus depressus (MACN A- 12016, part of the type); J, Peltephilus granosus (MACN A- 12019, part of the type); K, Peltecoelus praelucens (MACN A- 12022, part of the type). Scale Bar: 5 cm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210313/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Figure 3</figureCitation>
C), whereas in other specimen assigned to this species this crest is absent. The osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB6F57E9FA91FD2D" box="[1155,1355,741,765]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus nanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFAB557E9FE8BFCF0" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus depressus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE8C5604FD94FCF0" box="[352,590,776,800]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus granosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFD6B5604FC51FCF0" box="[647,907,776,800]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lack the longitudinal crests (
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;
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFF7B5626FE8EFC92" author="Ameghino" box="[151,340,810,834]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1902) Premiere contribution a la connaissance de la faune mammalogique des couches a Colpodon. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba, 17, 71 - 138." type="journal article" year="1902">Ameghino, 1902</bibRefCitation>
) (
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D, I, J, K).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F611BD7EFF255641FAFAFBE5" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF255641FE77FCB5" bold="true" box="[201,429,845,870]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Surface roughness.</emphasis>
The exposed surface of the osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFC7A5641FBADFCB5" box="[918,1143,845,869]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Epipeltephilus kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is rougher than any other
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. The osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFDFB567CFCF8FC58" box="[535,802,880,904]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Epipeltephilus recurvus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are not as rough as in
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFBC2567DFB5DFC58" box="[1070,1159,880,904]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Epipeltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kanti">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFBC2567DFB5DFC58" box="[1070,1159,880,904]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">E. kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB7B567CFF00FC7B" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFB7B567CFAA0FC58" box="[1175,1402,880,904]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pumilus">Peltephilus pumilus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFA6B567DFF00FC7B" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nanus">P. nanus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFF0B5698FEAAFC7B" box="[231,368,916,939]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="giganteus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF0B5698FEAAFC7B" box="[231,368,916,939]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. giganteus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE405698FDFEFC7B" box="[428,548,916,939]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. strepens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has osteoderms with similarly rough surfaces (
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CG), but rougher than in
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFF5856B9FE79FC1D" box="[180,419,949,973]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="protervus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF5856B9FE79FC1D" box="[180,419,949,973]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus protervus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE5D56BAFDE0FC1D" box="[433,570,949,973]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. depressus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFD9B56B9FCA0FC1D" box="[631,890,949,973]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Peltecoelus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="praelucens">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFD9B56B9FCA0FC1D" box="[631,890,949,973]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="BC8689BCF611BD7EFC6456B9FC32FC1D" box="[904,1000,949,973]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1459,1482]" captionTargetBox="[350,1234,239,1433]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[314,1273,195,1438]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Osteoderms of Peltephilidae: A, Epipeltephilus kanti (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7, part of the holotype); B, Epipeltephilus recurvus? (MLP 91 - IX- 7 - 14); C, Peltephilus pumilus (MACN A- 866 - 870); D, Peltephilus nanus (MACN A 7958 - 7959, part of the type); E, Peltephilus giganteus (MACN A- 4891 - 4900, part of the type); F-G, Peltephilus strepens (MACN A- 771); H, Peltephilus protervus (MACN A- 12020, part of the type); I, Peltephilus depressus (MACN A- 12016, part of the type); J, Peltephilus granosus (MACN A- 12019, part of the type); K, Peltecoelus praelucens (MACN A- 12022, part of the type). Scale Bar: 5 cm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210313/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Figure 3</figureCitation>
H, I, K), and less than
<taxonomicName id="E3BDEEBAF611BD7EFB0156BAFAB7FC1D" box="[1261,1389,950,973]" class="Mammalia" family="Dasypodidae" genus="Epipeltephilus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cingulata" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="recurvus">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB0156BAFAB7FC1D" box="[1261,1389,950,973]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">E. recurvus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF7B56D5FF34FC20" box="[151,238,984,1008]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">E. kanti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<figureCitation id="BC8689BCF611BD7EFF1056DBFE86FC3F" box="[252,348,983,1007]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1459,1482]" captionTargetBox="[350,1234,239,1433]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[314,1273,195,1438]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Osteoderms of Peltephilidae: A, Epipeltephilus kanti (MLP 92 - XI- 19 - 7, part of the holotype); B, Epipeltephilus recurvus? (MLP 91 - IX- 7 - 14); C, Peltephilus pumilus (MACN A- 866 - 870); D, Peltephilus nanus (MACN A 7958 - 7959, part of the type); E, Peltephilus giganteus (MACN A- 4891 - 4900, part of the type); F-G, Peltephilus strepens (MACN A- 771); H, Peltephilus protervus (MACN A- 12020, part of the type); I, Peltephilus depressus (MACN A- 12016, part of the type); J, Peltephilus granosus (MACN A- 12019, part of the type); K, Peltecoelus praelucens (MACN A- 12022, part of the type). Scale Bar: 5 cm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/210313/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Figure 3</figureCitation>
AB). Although
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFDCD56D5FD79FC20" box="[545,675,985,1008]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. granosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has an anterior rough region,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFC1856D4FB39FC20" box="[1012,1251,984,1008]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltephilus protervus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFAF656D5FA46FC20" box="[1306,1436,985,1008]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">P. granosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has smooth and punctuate surfaces (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFDC356F6FD28FBC2" author="Ameghino" box="[559,754,1018,1042]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1897) Mammiferes cretaces de l' Argentine. Boletin del Instituto Geografico Argentino, 18, 406 - 521." type="journal article" year="1897">Ameghino, 1897</bibRefCitation>
,
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). Finally, although
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFBF856F6FB07FBC2" author="Ameghino" box="[1044,1245,1018,1042]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Ameghino, F. (1902) Premiere contribution a la connaissance de la faune mammalogique des couches a Colpodon. Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba, 17, 71 - 138." type="journal article" year="1902">Ameghino (1902)</bibRefCitation>
remarks that the osteoderms of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFED05111FDE5FBE5" box="[316,575,1053,1077]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Peltecoelus praelucens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are completely smooth, we observed that they are also punctuate.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F611BD7EFF255133FD88FB6F" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF255133FDA7FB88" bold="true" box="[201,637,1087,1112]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Geochronology and biostratigraphy.</emphasis>
The first fossils from Arroyo Chasicó (
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) were collected by S. Roth and his assistant B. Eugui around 1915 (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFD44516EFCA3FBAA" author="Kraglievich" box="[680,889,1122,1146]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Kraglievich, L. (1934) La antiguedad pliocena de las faunas de Monte Hermoso y Chapadmalal, deducidas de su comparacion con las que le precedieron y sucedieron. Imprenta &quot; El siglo Ilustrado &quot;, Montevideo, Uruguay, 136 pp." type="book" year="1934">Kraglievich, 1934</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFC6A516EFBFDFBAA" author="Pascual" box="[902,1063,1122,1146]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Pascual, R. (1961) Un nuevo Cardiomyinae (Rodentia, Caviidae) de la Formacion Arroyo Chasico (Plioceno inferior) de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana, 2, 61 - 71." type="journal article" year="1961">Pascual, 1961</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFBD9516EFAF4FBAA" author="Bondesio" box="[1077,1326,1122,1147]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Bondesio, P., Laza, J. H., Scillato Yane, G. J., Tonni, E. P. &amp; Vucetich, M. G. (1980) Estado actual del conocimiento de los Vertebrados de La Formacion Arroyo Chasico (Plioceno temprano) de La Provincia de Buenos Aires. Actas del II Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia y I Congreso Latinoamericano de Paleontologia (Buenos Aires), 3, 101 - 127." type="journal article" year="1980">
Bondesio
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB445168FB01FBAB" box="[1192,1243,1123,1147]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
., 1980
</bibRefCitation>
).
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFAAF516EFF3BFB4D" author="Cabrera" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Cabrera, A. (1928) Sobre algunos Megaterios pliocenos. Revista del Museo La Plata, 31, 339 - 352." type="journal article" year="1928">Cabrera (1928)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFEF75189FE28FB4D" author="Kraglievich" box="[283,498,1157,1181]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Kraglievich, L. (1934) La antiguedad pliocena de las faunas de Monte Hermoso y Chapadmalal, deducidas de su comparacion con las que le precedieron y sucedieron. Imprenta &quot; El siglo Ilustrado &quot;, Montevideo, Uruguay, 136 pp." type="book" year="1934">Kraglievich (1934)</bibRefCitation>
were the first to mention this locality, followed by works of Reig (1957),
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFAAA5189FF00FB6F" author="Pascual" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Pascual, R. (1961) Un nuevo Cardiomyinae (Rodentia, Caviidae) de la Formacion Arroyo Chasico (Plioceno inferior) de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana, 2, 61 - 71." type="journal article" year="1961">Pascual (1961</bibRefCitation>
, 1965), and Pascual
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFE2D51A5FE28FB10" box="[449,498,1192,1216]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
. (1965).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F611BD7EFF2551C6FAA9FA40" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFF2551C6FE7AFB32" author="Kraglievich" box="[201,416,1226,1250]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Kraglievich, L. (1934) La antiguedad pliocena de las faunas de Monte Hermoso y Chapadmalal, deducidas de su comparacion con las que le precedieron y sucedieron. Imprenta &quot; El siglo Ilustrado &quot;, Montevideo, Uruguay, 136 pp." type="book" year="1934">Kraglievich (1934)</bibRefCitation>
recognized the Chasicoan (“
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFD0551C7FCACFB33" box="[745,886,1227,1251]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Chasicoense</emphasis>
”) geologic horizon and assigned a Miocene age to its fauna, while indicating that: “…
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFDD751E2FE4AFAF8" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">esta fauna es casi equivalente a la más antigua de Entre Ríos y su edad puede considerarse Miocena</emphasis>
” (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFE475003FD7FFAF7" author="Kraglievich" box="[427,677,1295,1319]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Kraglievich, L. (1934) La antiguedad pliocena de las faunas de Monte Hermoso y Chapadmalal, deducidas de su comparacion con las que le precedieron y sucedieron. Imprenta &quot; El siglo Ilustrado &quot;, Montevideo, Uruguay, 136 pp." type="book" year="1934">Kraglievich, 1934: 89</bibRefCitation>
).
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFD545003FC82FAF7" author="Pascual" box="[696,856,1295,1319]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Pascual, R. (1961) Un nuevo Cardiomyinae (Rodentia, Caviidae) de la Formacion Arroyo Chasico (Plioceno inferior) de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Ameghiniana, 2, 61 - 71." type="journal article" year="1961">Pascual (1961</bibRefCitation>
, 1965) and Pascual
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFBDB501DFBB2FAF8" box="[1079,1128,1296,1320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
. (1965) defined the Arroyo Chasicó Formation indicating the existence of outcrops in the headwaters of Arroyo Chasicó and in the cliffs of the Chasicó lagoon (
<typeStatus id="FB062B9BF611BD7EFEB85059FE5CFABD" box="[340,390,1365,1389]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">type</typeStatus>
area). They also recognized a Chasicoan
<collectionCode id="42AC0DFCF611BD7EFCB25059FC1AFABD" box="[862,960,1365,1389]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">SALMA</collectionCode>
on the basis of the presence of “relictual” mammals from the Santacrucian
<collectionCode id="42AC0DFCF611BD7EFDE5507BFDB1FA5F" box="[521,619,1399,1423]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">SALMA</collectionCode>
and the primitive character of the Pan-Araucanian predominant taxa.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="24029539F611BD7EFF255096FAC6F975" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">
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Bondesio
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFED55090FEB3FA63" box="[313,361,1435,1459]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
. (1980)
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summarized the data on the geology and fossil mammals of the area and divided Arroyo Chasicó Formation into two Members: the lower Vivero Member and the upper Las Barrancas Member. According to these authors, these members are related to two different biozones: 1) Biozone of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB4A50ECFA41FA28" box="[1190,1435,1504,1528]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Chasicotherium rothi</emphasis>
Ameghino
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, which is a local representation of the “Viverense” (lower Chasicoan); and 2) Biozone of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFAE6530FFED7F9ED" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Chasicotatus ameghinoi</emphasis>
Scillato-Yané
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, which represents the “Barranquense” (upper Chasicoan). Both units were deposited during the earliest part of the late Miocene (
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFD865344FCE0F9B0" author="Tonni" box="[618,826,1608,1632]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Tonni, E. P., Scillato-Yane, G. J., Cione, A. L. &amp; Carlini, A. A. (1998). Bioestratigrafia del Mioceno Continental en el curso inferior del Arroyo Chasico, provincia de Buenos Aires. Resumenes del VII Congreso Argentino de Paleontologia y Bioestratigrafia (Bahia Blanca), 135." type="book chapter" year="1998">
Tonni
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFD5A5345FD33F9B0" box="[694,745,1608,1632]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
., 1998
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;
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Cione
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFC7F5345FC1FF9B0" box="[915,965,1608,1632]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
., 2000
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).
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Zárate
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB925345FB6BF9B0" box="[1150,1201,1608,1632]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
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conducted a geologic study of the Chasicoan deposits recognizing different lithofacies and paleosols. This lithofacial adjustment does not fit with the lithostratigraphic division of the Arroyo Chasicó Formation in two members.
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In accordance with the more recent biostratigraphic scheme proposed by
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Verzi
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFB8B53BDFB46F918" box="[1127,1180,1712,1736]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
. (2008)
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,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFAE653BCFED7F93B" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Chasicotatus ameghinoi</emphasis>
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was recorded in the Biozones of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFD9253DFFC4EF93B" box="[638,916,1747,1771]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Chasichimys bonaerense</emphasis>
Pascual
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFC1153DFFB36F93B" box="[1021,1260,1747,1771]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Chasichimys scagliai</emphasis>
(Pascual)
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,
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFA8B53D8FEA6F8DD" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Xenodontomys simpsoni</emphasis>
Kraglievich
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and
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFDD353F9FC83F8DD" box="[575,857,1781,1805]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Xenodontomys elongatus</emphasis>
(Verzi, Montalvo &amp; Tiranti)
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. For that reason,
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Verzi
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFF7B5215FF12F8E0" box="[151,200,1816,1840]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
. (2008)
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suggested to change the Biozone of
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<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFD515214FC16F8E0" box="[701,972,1816,1840]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">Chasicotatus ameghinoi</emphasis>
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, since it would be not an exclusive taxon for that biozone. Finally,
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Schultz
<emphasis id="16C9492BF611BD7EFDE55233FDE0F886" box="[521,570,1854,1878]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="60">et al</emphasis>
. (2004)
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presented an 40Ar/39Ar age of 9.23 ± 0.09 Ma for Arroyo Chasicó Formation, placing the Chasicoan fauna between the Mayoan (ca.10.011.8 Ma) and the Huayquerian (6.89.0 Ma) faunas, in the time interval of ca. 9.010.0? Ma based on the scheme by
<bibRefCitation id="402CE8C8F611BD7EFC2D528EFB32F84A" author="Flynn" box="[961,1256,1922,1946]" pageId="5" pageNumber="60" refString="Flynn, J. J. &amp; Swisher III C. C. (1995) Cenozoic South American Land Mammal Ages: Correlation to Global Geochronologies. Geochronology Time Scales and Global Stratigraphic Correlations, SEMP Special Publication, 54, 317 - 333." type="journal article" year="1995">Flynn and Swisher (1995)</bibRefCitation>
.
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