A taxonomic and biogeographic review of the fossil tapirs from Bolivia

• Autorzy: Ferrero B.S. , Soibelzon E. , Holanda E. C. , Gasparini G. M. , Zurita A. E. , Mino-Boilini A. R.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Fossil remains of South American tapirs are often fragmentary and scarce compared with those of other mammals that entered South America during the “Great American Biotic Interchange”. Here, we review and add to the Pleistocene tapir remains from the Tarija Valley (Bolivia), and provide a taxonomic re-evaluation of Tapirus tarijensis. T. tarijensis was a large-sized animal, approximating the size of the living Malaysian T. indicus and the extinct North American T. haysii. The geographical distribution of Pleistocene records of Tapirus in South America indicates that T. tarijensis was the only known species inhabiting the Tarija Valley during this time.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

taxonomy; biogeography; fossil; tapir; Tapirus tarijensis; Bolivia; Quaternary; South America; paleontology; mammalia; Perissodactyla; Tapiridae; mammal

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 59
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.505-516,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ferrero B.S.

• Laboratorio de Paleontologia de Vertebrados, Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas y Transferencia de Tecnologia a la Produccion de Diamante (CICYTTP-CONICET), Materi y Espana s/n, 3105, Diamante, Entre Rios, Argentina

autor

Soibelzon E.

• Division Paleontologia Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina

autor

Holanda E. C.

• Departamento de Geologia, Instituto de Geociencias, Universidade Federal de Roraima, Av. Cap. Ene Garcez, 2413, Aeroporto, Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil

autor

Gasparini G. M.

• Division Paleontologia Vertebrados, Museo de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, s/n, 1900 La Plata, Argentina

autor

Zurita A. E.

• Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL-CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Ruta 5, km. 2,5 CC 128 (3400), Corrientes, Argentina

autor

Mino-Boilini A. R.

• Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL-CONICET) y Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Ruta 5, km. 2,5 CC 128 (3400), Corrientes, Argentina

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DOI

2012.0041