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The “Living Fossil” Peccary, Catagonus wagneri (Tayassuidae), and Its Climatic Significance during the Pleistocene and Holocene
(Centre Studies First Americans, 2011-02)
The Tayassuidae first expanded their range into North America from Eurasia and then extended into South America during the “Great American Biotic Interchange,” becoming one of the first North American mammalian immigrants. ...
Glaciations in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego during the Ensenadan Stage/Age (Early Pleistocene-earliest Middle Pleistocene)
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2009-03)
While the Ensenadan Stage/Age (ca. 2.1 to 0.5 Ma) was characterized by certain mammal associations in the Pampean plains, the Andean ranges of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego, their piedmont areas and, in some cases, the ...
An exceptional Pleistocene specimen of Panochthus Burmeister (Xenarthra, Glyptodontoidea) from Bolivia: Its contribution to the understanding of the Early-Middle Pleistocene PanochthiniUn spécimen exceptionnel de Panochthus Burmeister (Xenarthra, Glyptodontoidea) du Pléistocène de la Bolivie: sa contribution à la compréhension des Panochthini du Pléistocène inférieur-moyen
(Elsevier France-editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier, 2011-11)
Knowledge of the Early-Middle Pleistocene (Ensenadan Age/Stage ; ca. 1.8-0.4 Ma) South American Glyptodontidae (Cingulata) is still poor compared with the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene taxa (Lujanian Age/Stage). This is ...
Paleoamerican Occupation, Stone Tools from the Cueva del Medio, and Considerations for the Late Pleistocene Archaeology in Southern South America
(MDPI, 2019-08-12)
Archaeological excavations at the Cueva del Medio performed during the 1980s and 1990syielded an important record of both faunal and stone tool remains, as well as data, to discuss issues that occurred during the Terminal ...
First report of large cathartids (Aves, Cathartidae) from the late Pleistocene of Uruguay
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2021-04)
The fossil record of South American cathartids, with few exceptions, is largely restricted to Late Pleistocene and Holocene sites. This contribution provides for the first time fossil records of cathartids from Uruguay. ...
Pleistocene mammals from pampean region (Argentina). biostratigraphic, biogeographic, and environmental implications
(MDPI AG, 2021-06)
The Pampean Region contains sedimentary sequences with abundant mammal fossil records, which constitute the chronological outline of the Plio–Pleistocene of South America. These classic localities have been used for more ...
Assessment of geomorphological and hydrological changes produced by Pleistocene glaciations in a Patagonian basin
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2018-04)
This work aims to assess how Pleistocene glaciations modeled the landscape in the upper Senguer River basin and its relationship to current watershed features (drainage surface and fluvial hydrological regime). During the ...
A peculiar new Pampatheriidae (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Cingulata) from the Pleistocene of Argentina and comments on Pampatheriidae diversity
(Public Library of Science, 2015-06-17)
Pampatheriidae are a group of cingulates native to South American that are known from the middle Miocene to the lower Holocene. Two genera have been recognized between the lower Pleistocene and the lower Holocene: Pampatherium ...