New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America
- Autores
- Scanferla, Carlos Agustín; Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo; Pomi, Lucas Horacio; Fucks, Enrique Eduardo; Molinari, Alejandro Martín
- Año de publicación
- 2013
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- inglés
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- Late Pleistocene outcrops exposed in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, represent one of the most informative sources about the paleoecology of South American megafauna. However, there are no records of an accurately dated carnivoreeherbivore taphocenosis. This paper presents preliminary results of a recent excavation at the margins of the Salado River, on sediments attributed to the Luján Formation (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene). The fossiliferous strata consist of greenish brown sandyclays deposited in a small paleopond environment that was filled by fluvial sediments, exhibiting abundant organic matter, gypsum and carbonate concretions. Fieldwork yielded an association of extinct large-sized mammals that include the horse Hippidion principale, the saber-tooth cat Smilodon populator (at least one adult and one juvenile associated specimen), a giant ground sloth Megatherium americanum, and the glyptodont Doedicurus clavicaudatus. Four 14C dates were performed on organic matter (12,100 100 14C BP), a femur of S. populator (13,400 200 14C BP), and a cervical vertebra of Hippidion principale (12,860 120 14C BP), and a pelvis of D. clavicaudatus (12,380 190 14C BP) situating the site within 12,500 and 13,500 years, approximately. Remarkably, some of the recovered specimens exhibit conspicuous bone modifications (furrows, pits, punctures, striations and crenulated margins) attributed to the activity of a medium-large carnivore. The association between bones of herbivore mammals with conspicuous modifications produced by a large carnivore, and the presence of cub and adult remains of Smilodon, link this felid with at least part of the excavated association.
Fil: Scanferla, Carlos Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Pomi, Lucas Horacio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina
Fil: Fucks, Enrique Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina
Fil: Molinari, Alejandro Martín. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina - Materia
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Megafauna
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New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South AmericaScanferla, Carlos AgustínBonini, Ricardo AdolfoPomi, Lucas HoracioFucks, Enrique EduardoMolinari, Alejandro MartínPleistoceneArgentinaMegafauna14chttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Late Pleistocene outcrops exposed in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, represent one of the most informative sources about the paleoecology of South American megafauna. However, there are no records of an accurately dated carnivoreeherbivore taphocenosis. This paper presents preliminary results of a recent excavation at the margins of the Salado River, on sediments attributed to the Luján Formation (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene). The fossiliferous strata consist of greenish brown sandyclays deposited in a small paleopond environment that was filled by fluvial sediments, exhibiting abundant organic matter, gypsum and carbonate concretions. Fieldwork yielded an association of extinct large-sized mammals that include the horse Hippidion principale, the saber-tooth cat Smilodon populator (at least one adult and one juvenile associated specimen), a giant ground sloth Megatherium americanum, and the glyptodont Doedicurus clavicaudatus. Four 14C dates were performed on organic matter (12,100 100 14C BP), a femur of S. populator (13,400 200 14C BP), and a cervical vertebra of Hippidion principale (12,860 120 14C BP), and a pelvis of D. clavicaudatus (12,380 190 14C BP) situating the site within 12,500 and 13,500 years, approximately. Remarkably, some of the recovered specimens exhibit conspicuous bone modifications (furrows, pits, punctures, striations and crenulated margins) attributed to the activity of a medium-large carnivore. The association between bones of herbivore mammals with conspicuous modifications produced by a large carnivore, and the presence of cub and adult remains of Smilodon, link this felid with at least part of the excavated association.Fil: Scanferla, Carlos Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Pomi, Lucas Horacio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; ArgentinaFil: Fucks, Enrique Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; ArgentinaFil: Molinari, Alejandro Martín. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; ArgentinaElsevier2013-08-13info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/4334Scanferla, Carlos Agustín; Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo; Pomi, Lucas Horacio; Fucks, Enrique Eduardo; Molinari, Alejandro Martín; New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America; Elsevier; Quaternary International; 305; 13-8-2013; 97-1031040-6182enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.08.005info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1040-6182info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618212010452info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:11:41Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/4334instacron: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:34982025-09-03 10:11:41.976CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America |
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New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America |
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New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America Scanferla, Carlos Agustín Pleistocene Argentina Megafauna 14c |
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New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America |
title_full |
New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America |
title_fullStr |
New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America |
title_full_unstemmed |
New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America |
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New Late Pleistocene megafaunal assemblage with well-supported chronology from the Pampas of southern South America |
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Scanferla, Carlos Agustín Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo Pomi, Lucas Horacio Fucks, Enrique Eduardo Molinari, Alejandro Martín |
author |
Scanferla, Carlos Agustín |
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Scanferla, Carlos Agustín Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo Pomi, Lucas Horacio Fucks, Enrique Eduardo Molinari, Alejandro Martín |
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author |
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Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo Pomi, Lucas Horacio Fucks, Enrique Eduardo Molinari, Alejandro Martín |
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Pleistocene Argentina Megafauna 14c |
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Pleistocene Argentina Megafauna 14c |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Late Pleistocene outcrops exposed in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, represent one of the most informative sources about the paleoecology of South American megafauna. However, there are no records of an accurately dated carnivoreeherbivore taphocenosis. This paper presents preliminary results of a recent excavation at the margins of the Salado River, on sediments attributed to the Luján Formation (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene). The fossiliferous strata consist of greenish brown sandyclays deposited in a small paleopond environment that was filled by fluvial sediments, exhibiting abundant organic matter, gypsum and carbonate concretions. Fieldwork yielded an association of extinct large-sized mammals that include the horse Hippidion principale, the saber-tooth cat Smilodon populator (at least one adult and one juvenile associated specimen), a giant ground sloth Megatherium americanum, and the glyptodont Doedicurus clavicaudatus. Four 14C dates were performed on organic matter (12,100 100 14C BP), a femur of S. populator (13,400 200 14C BP), and a cervical vertebra of Hippidion principale (12,860 120 14C BP), and a pelvis of D. clavicaudatus (12,380 190 14C BP) situating the site within 12,500 and 13,500 years, approximately. Remarkably, some of the recovered specimens exhibit conspicuous bone modifications (furrows, pits, punctures, striations and crenulated margins) attributed to the activity of a medium-large carnivore. The association between bones of herbivore mammals with conspicuous modifications produced by a large carnivore, and the presence of cub and adult remains of Smilodon, link this felid with at least part of the excavated association. Fil: Scanferla, Carlos Agustín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales; Argentina Fil: Bonini, Ricardo Adolfo. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina Fil: Pomi, Lucas Horacio. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Paleontología Vertebrados; Argentina Fil: Fucks, Enrique Eduardo. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina Fil: Molinari, Alejandro Martín. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo; Argentina |
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Late Pleistocene outcrops exposed in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, represent one of the most informative sources about the paleoecology of South American megafauna. However, there are no records of an accurately dated carnivoreeherbivore taphocenosis. This paper presents preliminary results of a recent excavation at the margins of the Salado River, on sediments attributed to the Luján Formation (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene). The fossiliferous strata consist of greenish brown sandyclays deposited in a small paleopond environment that was filled by fluvial sediments, exhibiting abundant organic matter, gypsum and carbonate concretions. Fieldwork yielded an association of extinct large-sized mammals that include the horse Hippidion principale, the saber-tooth cat Smilodon populator (at least one adult and one juvenile associated specimen), a giant ground sloth Megatherium americanum, and the glyptodont Doedicurus clavicaudatus. Four 14C dates were performed on organic matter (12,100 100 14C BP), a femur of S. populator (13,400 200 14C BP), and a cervical vertebra of Hippidion principale (12,860 120 14C BP), and a pelvis of D. clavicaudatus (12,380 190 14C BP) situating the site within 12,500 and 13,500 years, approximately. Remarkably, some of the recovered specimens exhibit conspicuous bone modifications (furrows, pits, punctures, striations and crenulated margins) attributed to the activity of a medium-large carnivore. The association between bones of herbivore mammals with conspicuous modifications produced by a large carnivore, and the presence of cub and adult remains of Smilodon, link this felid with at least part of the excavated association. |
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