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Rodents of the subfamily Caviinae (Hystricognathi, caviidae) as hosts for hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae).Roedores de la subfamilia Caviinae como hospedadores para garrapatas duras (Acari: Ixodidae)
(Conicet. Cricyt. Instituto Argentino de Investigación de las Zonas Áridas. Unidad de Zoología y Ecología Animal, 2010-01)
There are only 33 records of rodents of the subfamily Caviinae Fischer de Waldheim, 1817 (Hystricognathi: Caviidae) infested by hard ticks in South America, where the subfamily is established. Caviinae is formed by three ...
The most ancient caviine rodent (Hystricognathi, Cavioidea) comes from the late Miocene of Northwest Argentina (South America)
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2017-04)
The family Caviidae is one of the most diverse groups among South American hystricognath rodents and is represented by three main living lineages: Caviinae (cavies), Dolichotinae (maras) and Hydrochoerinae (capybaras). ...
Identification of guinea pig remains in the Pucará de Tilcara (Jujuy, Argentina): Evidence in favour of the presence of the Andean breed in the Quebrada de Humahuaca
(Wiley, 2019-08)
In this article, we identified rodent remains found in the Pucará de Tilcara, an archaeological site from the Argentine Northwest that was occupied by humans from 1,100 ad until the Spanish conquest. The zooarchaeological ...
Systematic review of Neocavia from the Neogene of Argentina: Phylogenetic and evolutionary implications
(Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Paleobiology, 2018-05)
Caviidae is one of the groups of rodents with the greatest ecomorphological disparity, and with currently three known lineages: Caviinae (cuises), Dolichotinae (maras), and Hydrochoerinae (capybaras). Caviinae include small ...
A re-evaluation of the taphonomic methodology for the study of small mammal fossil assemblages of South America
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2017-01)
The taphonomic methodology for the study of small mammal fossil was based mainly on actualistic studies of bones and teeth of insectivores (Soricidae, Talpidae, Erinaceidae) and rodents (Arvicolinae, Muridae) recovered ...
A new guinea pig (Rodentia, Caviomorpha) from northwestern Argentina: implications for the origin of the genus Cavia
(Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2017-07)
We describe a new caviomorph rodent, Cavia cabrerai, sp. nov. (Caviidae, Caviinae), from the upper levels of Andalhuala Formation (San Fernando Norte locality, Catamarca Province, northwestern Argentina), which represents ...
Tecnología ósea en la Depresión del Río Salado (provincia de Buenos Aires)Bone technology in the Río Salado Depression (Buenos Aires Province)
(Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Instituto de Arqueología, 2017-12)
En el humedal de la Depresión del río Salado -habitado durante el Holoceno tardío (entre 2400 y 400 años AP) por grupos de expertos alfareros- los recursos faunísticos más explotados fueron especies de porte menor como ...
Systematic and phylogeny of Prodolichotis prisca (Caviidae, Dolichotinae) from the northwest of Argentina (late Miocene-early Pliocene): advances in the knowledge of the evolutionary history of marasSystématique et phylogénie de Prodolichotis prisca (Caviidae, Dolichotinae) du Nord-Ouest de l’Argentine (Miocène tardif–Pliocène inférieur) : avancées dans la connaissance de l’histoire évolutive des maras
(Elsevier France-editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier, 2019-01)
During the last decade, the taxonomic, phylogenetic, and evolutionary knowledge of the groups within Caviidae (i.e. Hydrochoerinae, Caviinae, and the stem eocardiids) has been improved and expanded. However, the evolutionary ...