Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton
- Autores
- Tarquini, Juliana; Toledo, Néstor; Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor; Morgan, Cecilia Clara
- Año de publicación
- 2018
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- inglés
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- Procyonidae were the first northern placental carnivorans that reached the Neotropics. They are represented by two extinct genera: †Cyonasua and †Chapalmalania (late Miocene–early Pleistocene). Postcranial elements are only known for †Cyonasua and related taxa (†Parahyaenodon argentinus and †Tetraprothomo argentinus). To obtain highly reliable allometric equations for body mass estimations of fossil procyonids, we performed least squares regressions (multiple and bivariate lineal models) using 51 postcranial linear measurements. The extant sample included 124 taxa corresponding to nine families of Carnivora, with body mass data from the literature. We obtained about 63 equations from diverse combinations of postcranial measurements; 14 of them were selected using several reliability indexes as criteria. Our results show that body masses calculated for †Cyonasua range between 12.63 and 28.45 kg, †P. argentinus was estimated at 14.41 kg, while †T. argentinus at 25.31 kg. Thus, the body mass of †Cyonasua would have been at least twice as high as the mean of the extant procyonid Procyon cancrivorus. †Cyonasua was probably able to fend off predators and quite capable of climbing slowly on thick-enough branches. Other palaeoecological and palaeobiological inferences are discussed.
Fil: Tarquini, Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Toledo, Néstor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Morgan, Cecilia Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina - Materia
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Allometric Equations
Body Mass
Fossil Procyonids
Palaeobiology
Postcranial Skeleton
Substrate Preferences - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeletonTarquini, JulianaToledo, NéstorSoibelzon, Leopoldo HéctorMorgan, Cecilia ClaraAllometric EquationsBody MassFossil ProcyonidsPalaeobiologyPostcranial SkeletonSubstrate Preferenceshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Procyonidae were the first northern placental carnivorans that reached the Neotropics. They are represented by two extinct genera: †Cyonasua and †Chapalmalania (late Miocene–early Pleistocene). Postcranial elements are only known for †Cyonasua and related taxa (†Parahyaenodon argentinus and †Tetraprothomo argentinus). To obtain highly reliable allometric equations for body mass estimations of fossil procyonids, we performed least squares regressions (multiple and bivariate lineal models) using 51 postcranial linear measurements. The extant sample included 124 taxa corresponding to nine families of Carnivora, with body mass data from the literature. We obtained about 63 equations from diverse combinations of postcranial measurements; 14 of them were selected using several reliability indexes as criteria. Our results show that body masses calculated for †Cyonasua range between 12.63 and 28.45 kg, †P. argentinus was estimated at 14.41 kg, while †T. argentinus at 25.31 kg. Thus, the body mass of †Cyonasua would have been at least twice as high as the mean of the extant procyonid Procyon cancrivorus. †Cyonasua was probably able to fend off predators and quite capable of climbing slowly on thick-enough branches. Other palaeoecological and palaeobiological inferences are discussed.Fil: Tarquini, Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Toledo, Néstor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Morgan, Cecilia Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; ArgentinaTaylor & Francis Ltd2018-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/49670Tarquini, Juliana; Toledo, Néstor; Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor; Morgan, Cecilia Clara; Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Historical Biology; 30; 4; 5-2018; 496-5061029-2381CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/08912963.2017.1295042info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2017.1295042info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:39:08Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/49670instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:39:09.115CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton |
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Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton |
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Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton Tarquini, Juliana Allometric Equations Body Mass Fossil Procyonids Palaeobiology Postcranial Skeleton Substrate Preferences |
title_short |
Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton |
title_full |
Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton |
title_fullStr |
Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton |
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Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton |
title_sort |
Body mass estimation for †Cyonasua (Procyonidae, Carnivora) and related taxa based on postcranial skeleton |
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Tarquini, Juliana Toledo, Néstor Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor Morgan, Cecilia Clara |
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Tarquini, Juliana |
author_facet |
Tarquini, Juliana Toledo, Néstor Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor Morgan, Cecilia Clara |
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Toledo, Néstor Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor Morgan, Cecilia Clara |
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Allometric Equations Body Mass Fossil Procyonids Palaeobiology Postcranial Skeleton Substrate Preferences |
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Allometric Equations Body Mass Fossil Procyonids Palaeobiology Postcranial Skeleton Substrate Preferences |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Procyonidae were the first northern placental carnivorans that reached the Neotropics. They are represented by two extinct genera: †Cyonasua and †Chapalmalania (late Miocene–early Pleistocene). Postcranial elements are only known for †Cyonasua and related taxa (†Parahyaenodon argentinus and †Tetraprothomo argentinus). To obtain highly reliable allometric equations for body mass estimations of fossil procyonids, we performed least squares regressions (multiple and bivariate lineal models) using 51 postcranial linear measurements. The extant sample included 124 taxa corresponding to nine families of Carnivora, with body mass data from the literature. We obtained about 63 equations from diverse combinations of postcranial measurements; 14 of them were selected using several reliability indexes as criteria. Our results show that body masses calculated for †Cyonasua range between 12.63 and 28.45 kg, †P. argentinus was estimated at 14.41 kg, while †T. argentinus at 25.31 kg. Thus, the body mass of †Cyonasua would have been at least twice as high as the mean of the extant procyonid Procyon cancrivorus. †Cyonasua was probably able to fend off predators and quite capable of climbing slowly on thick-enough branches. Other palaeoecological and palaeobiological inferences are discussed. Fil: Tarquini, Juliana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina Fil: Toledo, Néstor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina Fil: Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina Fil: Morgan, Cecilia Clara. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina |
description |
Procyonidae were the first northern placental carnivorans that reached the Neotropics. They are represented by two extinct genera: †Cyonasua and †Chapalmalania (late Miocene–early Pleistocene). Postcranial elements are only known for †Cyonasua and related taxa (†Parahyaenodon argentinus and †Tetraprothomo argentinus). To obtain highly reliable allometric equations for body mass estimations of fossil procyonids, we performed least squares regressions (multiple and bivariate lineal models) using 51 postcranial linear measurements. The extant sample included 124 taxa corresponding to nine families of Carnivora, with body mass data from the literature. We obtained about 63 equations from diverse combinations of postcranial measurements; 14 of them were selected using several reliability indexes as criteria. Our results show that body masses calculated for †Cyonasua range between 12.63 and 28.45 kg, †P. argentinus was estimated at 14.41 kg, while †T. argentinus at 25.31 kg. Thus, the body mass of †Cyonasua would have been at least twice as high as the mean of the extant procyonid Procyon cancrivorus. †Cyonasua was probably able to fend off predators and quite capable of climbing slowly on thick-enough branches. Other palaeoecological and palaeobiological inferences are discussed. |
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