A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology
- Autores
- Forasiepi, Analia Marta; Goin, Francisco Javier; Abello, María Alejandra; Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza
- Año de publicación
- 2014
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- We describe a new metatherian mammal, Fieratherium sorex gen. et sp. nov., found in western Argentina (Quebrada Fiera locality, southern Mendoza Province), in late Oligocene deposits (Agua de la Piedra Formation, Deseadan age). Its type and only known specimen is small-sized and includes fragments of both dentaries, the right maxilla, and a fragment of the left premaxilla with dentition, all belonging to a single, juvenile individual. The loci and the number teeth preserved suggest a dental formula of I?3/i3, C1/c1, P3/p3, M?3/m?3. Fieratherium sorex has a convergent shrew-like appearance and a unique combination of features among metatherians, or any other South American mammal of Paleogene age, including the well-known faunas of Patagonia. An analysis of its phylogenetic affinities suggests that Fieratherium is the sister-group of the Paucituberculata. As already pointed out for several mammalian taxa, the mostly Patagonian, Paleogene South American fossil record hardly accounts for the radiation of northern lineages. Fieratherium may represent a taxon belonging to a lineage that had its origin in more Neotropical regions, thus unrecorded in the South America?s southernmost tip.
Fil: Forasiepi, Analia Marta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina
Fil: Goin, Francisco Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo de La Plata. La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Abello, María Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo de La Plata. La Plata; Argentina
Fil: Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina - Materia
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Metatheria
Paucituberculata
Oligocene
Mendoza - Nivel de accesibilidad
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A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphologyForasiepi, Analia MartaGoin, Francisco JavierAbello, María AlejandraCerdeño Serrano, Maria EsperanzaMetatheriaPaucituberculataOligoceneMendozahttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We describe a new metatherian mammal, Fieratherium sorex gen. et sp. nov., found in western Argentina (Quebrada Fiera locality, southern Mendoza Province), in late Oligocene deposits (Agua de la Piedra Formation, Deseadan age). Its type and only known specimen is small-sized and includes fragments of both dentaries, the right maxilla, and a fragment of the left premaxilla with dentition, all belonging to a single, juvenile individual. The loci and the number teeth preserved suggest a dental formula of I?3/i3, C1/c1, P3/p3, M?3/m?3. Fieratherium sorex has a convergent shrew-like appearance and a unique combination of features among metatherians, or any other South American mammal of Paleogene age, including the well-known faunas of Patagonia. An analysis of its phylogenetic affinities suggests that Fieratherium is the sister-group of the Paucituberculata. As already pointed out for several mammalian taxa, the mostly Patagonian, Paleogene South American fossil record hardly accounts for the radiation of northern lineages. Fieratherium may represent a taxon belonging to a lineage that had its origin in more Neotropical regions, thus unrecorded in the South America?s southernmost tip.Fil: Forasiepi, Analia Marta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaFil: Goin, Francisco Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo de La Plata. La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Abello, María Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo de La Plata. La Plata; ArgentinaFil: Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; ArgentinaCambridge University Press2014-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/32498Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza; Goin, Francisco Javier; Abello, María Alejandra; Forasiepi, Analia Marta; A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology; Cambridge University Press; Journal of Systematic Palaeontology; 12; 5; 5-2014; 549-5641477-2019CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/14772019.2013.799611info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14772019.2013.799611info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:06:46Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/32498instacron: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 10:06:46.401CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology |
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A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology |
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A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology Forasiepi, Analia Marta Metatheria Paucituberculata Oligocene Mendoza |
title_short |
A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology |
title_full |
A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology |
title_fullStr |
A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology |
title_full_unstemmed |
A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology |
title_sort |
A unique, Late Oligocene shrew-like marsupial from western Argentina and the evolution of dental morphology |
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Forasiepi, Analia Marta Goin, Francisco Javier Abello, María Alejandra Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza |
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Forasiepi, Analia Marta |
author_facet |
Forasiepi, Analia Marta Goin, Francisco Javier Abello, María Alejandra Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza |
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author |
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Goin, Francisco Javier Abello, María Alejandra Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza |
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Metatheria Paucituberculata Oligocene Mendoza |
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Metatheria Paucituberculata Oligocene Mendoza |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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We describe a new metatherian mammal, Fieratherium sorex gen. et sp. nov., found in western Argentina (Quebrada Fiera locality, southern Mendoza Province), in late Oligocene deposits (Agua de la Piedra Formation, Deseadan age). Its type and only known specimen is small-sized and includes fragments of both dentaries, the right maxilla, and a fragment of the left premaxilla with dentition, all belonging to a single, juvenile individual. The loci and the number teeth preserved suggest a dental formula of I?3/i3, C1/c1, P3/p3, M?3/m?3. Fieratherium sorex has a convergent shrew-like appearance and a unique combination of features among metatherians, or any other South American mammal of Paleogene age, including the well-known faunas of Patagonia. An analysis of its phylogenetic affinities suggests that Fieratherium is the sister-group of the Paucituberculata. As already pointed out for several mammalian taxa, the mostly Patagonian, Paleogene South American fossil record hardly accounts for the radiation of northern lineages. Fieratherium may represent a taxon belonging to a lineage that had its origin in more Neotropical regions, thus unrecorded in the South America?s southernmost tip. Fil: Forasiepi, Analia Marta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina Fil: Goin, Francisco Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo de La Plata. La Plata; Argentina Fil: Abello, María Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Museo de La Plata. La Plata; Argentina Fil: Cerdeño Serrano, Maria Esperanza. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales; Argentina |
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We describe a new metatherian mammal, Fieratherium sorex gen. et sp. nov., found in western Argentina (Quebrada Fiera locality, southern Mendoza Province), in late Oligocene deposits (Agua de la Piedra Formation, Deseadan age). Its type and only known specimen is small-sized and includes fragments of both dentaries, the right maxilla, and a fragment of the left premaxilla with dentition, all belonging to a single, juvenile individual. The loci and the number teeth preserved suggest a dental formula of I?3/i3, C1/c1, P3/p3, M?3/m?3. Fieratherium sorex has a convergent shrew-like appearance and a unique combination of features among metatherians, or any other South American mammal of Paleogene age, including the well-known faunas of Patagonia. An analysis of its phylogenetic affinities suggests that Fieratherium is the sister-group of the Paucituberculata. As already pointed out for several mammalian taxa, the mostly Patagonian, Paleogene South American fossil record hardly accounts for the radiation of northern lineages. Fieratherium may represent a taxon belonging to a lineage that had its origin in more Neotropical regions, thus unrecorded in the South America?s southernmost tip. |
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