Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions

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Gaillard, Charlene; Forasiepi, Analia Marta; Babot, María Judith
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2023
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We study the encephalic cavity of the extinct native mammal predators from South America (Sparassodonta, Metatheria) through computed tomography and tridimensional reconstructions. A total of 20 specimens (nine species) are studied, including small (2–5 kg) to large (100–120 kg) morphotypes, represented by: the hathliacynids Cladosictis patagonica, Sipalocyon externus, and S. gracilis; the proborhyaenid Callistoe vincei; the borhyaenoid Prothylacynus patagonicus; the boryhaenids Borhyaena tuberata, Arctodictis sinclairi, and A. munizi; and the thylacosmilid Thylacosmilus atrox. Surface of the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts is somewhat gyrencephalic, with the exception of the hathliacynids that exhibit lissencephalic endocasts. General anatomy of the endocasts resembles the one of the basal South American metatherians (e.g., Pucadelphys andinus) with the following clear differences: low volume of the olfactory bulbs (OB; < 10%), small cast of paraflocculi (< 0.3%; absent in borhyaenoids, with the exception of T. atrox), large casts of transverse sinus, exposure of midbrain in hathliacynids, marked primary fissure delimiting anterior and posterior lobe of vermis, large casts of condylohypoglossal foramina, marked rhinal fissure on cerebral hemispheres. Encephalization quotients (EQ: 0.40–0.15) are slightly higher than the EQ of extinct basal metatherian (e.g., P. andinus) but lower than the EQ of extant marsupials and follow the already studied trend that larger mammalian crania have lower EQ (e.g., A. munizi). Altogether the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts combines both derived and basal features. Because sparassodonts are stem marsupials, these preliminary results give insights on the diverse paths of brain evolution among metatherians.
Fil: Gaillard, Charlene. 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: 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: Babot, María Judith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina
VII Simposio del Mioceno-Pleistonce del Centro y Norte de Argentina
La Rioja
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Universidad Nacional de La Rioja
Materia
Sparassodonta
Arctodictis
Thylacosmilus
Callistoe
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spelling Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccionsGaillard, CharleneForasiepi, Analia MartaBabot, María JudithSparassodontaArctodictisThylacosmilusCallistoehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1We study the encephalic cavity of the extinct native mammal predators from South America (Sparassodonta, Metatheria) through computed tomography and tridimensional reconstructions. A total of 20 specimens (nine species) are studied, including small (2–5 kg) to large (100–120 kg) morphotypes, represented by: the hathliacynids Cladosictis patagonica, Sipalocyon externus, and S. gracilis; the proborhyaenid Callistoe vincei; the borhyaenoid Prothylacynus patagonicus; the boryhaenids Borhyaena tuberata, Arctodictis sinclairi, and A. munizi; and the thylacosmilid Thylacosmilus atrox. Surface of the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts is somewhat gyrencephalic, with the exception of the hathliacynids that exhibit lissencephalic endocasts. General anatomy of the endocasts resembles the one of the basal South American metatherians (e.g., Pucadelphys andinus) with the following clear differences: low volume of the olfactory bulbs (OB; < 10%), small cast of paraflocculi (< 0.3%; absent in borhyaenoids, with the exception of T. atrox), large casts of transverse sinus, exposure of midbrain in hathliacynids, marked primary fissure delimiting anterior and posterior lobe of vermis, large casts of condylohypoglossal foramina, marked rhinal fissure on cerebral hemispheres. Encephalization quotients (EQ: 0.40–0.15) are slightly higher than the EQ of extinct basal metatherian (e.g., P. andinus) but lower than the EQ of extant marsupials and follow the already studied trend that larger mammalian crania have lower EQ (e.g., A. munizi). Altogether the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts combines both derived and basal features. Because sparassodonts are stem marsupials, these preliminary results give insights on the diverse paths of brain evolution among metatherians.Fil: Gaillard, Charlene. 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: 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: Babot, María Judith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; ArgentinaVII Simposio del Mioceno-Pleistonce del Centro y Norte de ArgentinaLa RiojaArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de La RiojaAsociación Paleontológica Argentina2023info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectSimposioJournalhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794info:ar-repo/semantics/documentoDeConferenciaapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/235740Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions; VII Simposio del Mioceno-Pleistonce del Centro y Norte de Argentina; La Rioja; Argentina; 2023; 25-25CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.peapaleontologica.org.ar/index.php/peapa/article/view/495info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.5710/PEAPA.06.03.2024.495Nacionalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-10T13:21:11Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/235740instacron: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:34982025-09-10 13:21:12.197CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
title Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
spellingShingle Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
Gaillard, Charlene
Sparassodonta
Arctodictis
Thylacosmilus
Callistoe
title_short Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
title_full Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
title_fullStr Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
title_full_unstemmed Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
title_sort Insights on the encephalic cavity of Sparassodonta (Mammalia, Metatheria) from 3D digital reconstruccions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gaillard, Charlene
Forasiepi, Analia Marta
Babot, María Judith
author Gaillard, Charlene
author_facet Gaillard, Charlene
Forasiepi, Analia Marta
Babot, María Judith
author_role author
author2 Forasiepi, Analia Marta
Babot, María Judith
author2_role author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Sparassodonta
Arctodictis
Thylacosmilus
Callistoe
topic Sparassodonta
Arctodictis
Thylacosmilus
Callistoe
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv We study the encephalic cavity of the extinct native mammal predators from South America (Sparassodonta, Metatheria) through computed tomography and tridimensional reconstructions. A total of 20 specimens (nine species) are studied, including small (2–5 kg) to large (100–120 kg) morphotypes, represented by: the hathliacynids Cladosictis patagonica, Sipalocyon externus, and S. gracilis; the proborhyaenid Callistoe vincei; the borhyaenoid Prothylacynus patagonicus; the boryhaenids Borhyaena tuberata, Arctodictis sinclairi, and A. munizi; and the thylacosmilid Thylacosmilus atrox. Surface of the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts is somewhat gyrencephalic, with the exception of the hathliacynids that exhibit lissencephalic endocasts. General anatomy of the endocasts resembles the one of the basal South American metatherians (e.g., Pucadelphys andinus) with the following clear differences: low volume of the olfactory bulbs (OB; < 10%), small cast of paraflocculi (< 0.3%; absent in borhyaenoids, with the exception of T. atrox), large casts of transverse sinus, exposure of midbrain in hathliacynids, marked primary fissure delimiting anterior and posterior lobe of vermis, large casts of condylohypoglossal foramina, marked rhinal fissure on cerebral hemispheres. Encephalization quotients (EQ: 0.40–0.15) are slightly higher than the EQ of extinct basal metatherian (e.g., P. andinus) but lower than the EQ of extant marsupials and follow the already studied trend that larger mammalian crania have lower EQ (e.g., A. munizi). Altogether the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts combines both derived and basal features. Because sparassodonts are stem marsupials, these preliminary results give insights on the diverse paths of brain evolution among metatherians.
Fil: Gaillard, Charlene. 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: 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: Babot, María Judith. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico - Tucumán. Unidad Ejecutora Lillo; Argentina
VII Simposio del Mioceno-Pleistonce del Centro y Norte de Argentina
La Rioja
Argentina
Universidad Nacional de La Rioja
description We study the encephalic cavity of the extinct native mammal predators from South America (Sparassodonta, Metatheria) through computed tomography and tridimensional reconstructions. A total of 20 specimens (nine species) are studied, including small (2–5 kg) to large (100–120 kg) morphotypes, represented by: the hathliacynids Cladosictis patagonica, Sipalocyon externus, and S. gracilis; the proborhyaenid Callistoe vincei; the borhyaenoid Prothylacynus patagonicus; the boryhaenids Borhyaena tuberata, Arctodictis sinclairi, and A. munizi; and the thylacosmilid Thylacosmilus atrox. Surface of the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts is somewhat gyrencephalic, with the exception of the hathliacynids that exhibit lissencephalic endocasts. General anatomy of the endocasts resembles the one of the basal South American metatherians (e.g., Pucadelphys andinus) with the following clear differences: low volume of the olfactory bulbs (OB; < 10%), small cast of paraflocculi (< 0.3%; absent in borhyaenoids, with the exception of T. atrox), large casts of transverse sinus, exposure of midbrain in hathliacynids, marked primary fissure delimiting anterior and posterior lobe of vermis, large casts of condylohypoglossal foramina, marked rhinal fissure on cerebral hemispheres. Encephalization quotients (EQ: 0.40–0.15) are slightly higher than the EQ of extinct basal metatherian (e.g., P. andinus) but lower than the EQ of extant marsupials and follow the already studied trend that larger mammalian crania have lower EQ (e.g., A. munizi). Altogether the encephalic cavity of sparassodonts combines both derived and basal features. Because sparassodonts are stem marsupials, these preliminary results give insights on the diverse paths of brain evolution among metatherians.
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