Fossil mammals from Puente de Piedra district (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae; Artiodactyla, Camelidae, Lamini), Grecia, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

It is described the second fossil record of the family Camelidae and the first of the genus Palaeolama for Costa Rica, which was found together with Glyptotherium plates. This association provides new data about the Great American Biotic Interchange. The material fossil assigned to Camelidae consist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Pérez, Eduardo A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/13102
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/geologica/article/view/13102
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:xenarthra
glyptodontidae
camelidae
lamini
late cenozoic
alajuela
costa rica
cenozoico tardío
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Sumario:It is described the second fossil record of the family Camelidae and the first of the genus Palaeolama for Costa Rica, which was found together with Glyptotherium plates. This association provides new data about the Great American Biotic Interchange. The material fossil assigned to Camelidae consists of a rear left metapodial. Based on previous studies of fossils from nearby areas these new records are assigned an Early Irvigtonian age.