INSUGEO 12554
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CORRELACION GEOLOGICA
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
New information on the interatheriid Antofagastia turneri (Mammalia, Notoungulata) from Northwestern Argentina
Autor/es:
GARCÍA LÓPEZ, DANIEL ALFREDO
Revista:
AMEGHINIANA
Editorial:
ASOCIACION PALEONTOLOGICA ARGENTINA
Referencias:
Lugar: Buenos Aires; Año: 2015 vol. 52 p. 286 - 293
ISSN:
0002-7014
Resumen:
Recent fieldtrips led to the discovery of new specimens of a recently described interatheriid from Northwestern Argentina, Antofagastia turneri. These new specimens show some intraspecific variation regarding size and certain coronal features. Additionally, two fossil remains bearing lower teeth, one of them previously referred as Punapithecus minor, were analyzed. Overall size and some occlusal traits indicate that this material may be considered as closer to Antofagastia than to Punapithecus. The new specimens bring new information regarding intraspecific and ontogenetic variation, which represents a valuable tool to assess diagnostic features present in fossil fragments and isolated dental pieces.
