Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile

Autores
Croft, Darin Andrew; Bamba, K.; Flynn, John J.; Jeong, A.; Wyss, André R.
Año de publicación
2010
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More than 1400 fossil mammal specimens have been collected over the past 20 years through a series of US-Chilean paleontological expeditions in the central Chilean Andes. These fossils derive from volcaniclastic intervals of the Abanico Formation, mostly between 33.5° and 35.5°S latitude. Mammal assemblages from this formation appear to sample at least six late Eocene to early Miocene South American Land Mammal "Ages", including two from Oligocene, the Tinguirirican (early) and Deseadan (late). The hardness of typical Abanico matrix preserves many specimens in excellent condition, but has limited the number available for taxonomic studies due to the extensive preparation time required. The first -discovered and best- characterized Abanico assemblage is Tinguiririca. Nearly half of the species from Tinguiririca have been described, and studies of two groups are forthcoming: notohippid notoungulates and caviomorph rodents. The notohippids include: two new species of Eomorphippus Ameghino; another species, likely new, but poorly represented; and "E." pascuali Simpson, a species distinct from others of that genus. The caviomorphs include a new chinchillid and a new dasyproctid. Several other Abanico assemblages may be at least partly contemporaneous with Tinguiririca. One, in the valley of the Río Cachapoal, includes: Polydolops mckennai Flynn and Wyss (Polydolopidae); Johnbell hatcheri Hitz, Flynn and Wyss (Interatheriidae); Trachytherus Ameghino (Mesotheriidae); Archaeotypotherium Roth, and Protarchaeohyrax Reguero, Croft, Flynn and Wyss ("Archaeohyracidae"); plus several xenarthrans and at least one rodent. Two others, in the Río Maipo drainage, include Santiagorothia Hitz, Reguero, Wyss and Flynn (Interatheriidae), Archaeotypotherium, a mesotheriid notoungulate, possibly an isotemnid notoungulate, and a rodent. Another locality in the same region appears to be younger, potentially Deseadan in age; rodents are present and abundant, and armadillos, hegetotheriid notoungulates, and interatheriid notoungulates also have been identified.
Simposio V: Los mamíferos oligocenos de América del Sur: explosión evolutiva de los mamíferos nativos y llegada de los emigrantes africanos
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
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Ciencias Naturales
Paleontología
Oligocene mammals
Andes
Central Chile
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spelling Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central ChileCroft, Darin AndrewBamba, K.Flynn, John J.Jeong, A.Wyss, André R.Ciencias NaturalesPaleontologíaOligocene mammalsAndesCentral ChileMore than 1400 fossil mammal specimens have been collected over the past 20 years through a series of US-Chilean paleontological expeditions in the central Chilean Andes. These fossils derive from volcaniclastic intervals of the Abanico Formation, mostly between 33.5° and 35.5°S latitude. Mammal assemblages from this formation appear to sample at least six late Eocene to early Miocene South American Land Mammal "Ages", including two from Oligocene, the Tinguirirican (early) and Deseadan (late). The hardness of typical Abanico matrix preserves many specimens in excellent condition, but has limited the number available for taxonomic studies due to the extensive preparation time required. The first -discovered and best- characterized Abanico assemblage is Tinguiririca. Nearly half of the species from Tinguiririca have been described, and studies of two groups are forthcoming: notohippid notoungulates and caviomorph rodents. The notohippids include: two new species of Eomorphippus Ameghino; another species, likely new, but poorly represented; and "E." pascuali Simpson, a species distinct from others of that genus. The caviomorphs include a new chinchillid and a new dasyproctid. Several other Abanico assemblages may be at least partly contemporaneous with Tinguiririca. One, in the valley of the Río Cachapoal, includes: Polydolops mckennai Flynn and Wyss (Polydolopidae); Johnbell hatcheri Hitz, Flynn and Wyss (Interatheriidae); Trachytherus Ameghino (Mesotheriidae); Archaeotypotherium Roth, and Protarchaeohyrax Reguero, Croft, Flynn and Wyss ("Archaeohyracidae"); plus several xenarthrans and at least one rodent. Two others, in the Río Maipo drainage, include Santiagorothia Hitz, Reguero, Wyss and Flynn (Interatheriidae), Archaeotypotherium, a mesotheriid notoungulate, possibly an isotemnid notoungulate, and a rodent. Another locality in the same region appears to be younger, potentially Deseadan in age; rodents are present and abundant, and armadillos, hegetotheriid notoungulates, and interatheriid notoungulates also have been identified.Simposio V: Los mamíferos oligocenos de América del Sur: explosión evolutiva de los mamíferos nativos y llegada de los emigrantes africanosFacultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo2010info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObjectinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionResumenhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794info:ar-repo/semantics/documentoDeConferenciaapplication/pdfhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/16673enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/978-987-95849-7-2info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/hdl/10915/25738info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T10:52:58Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/16673Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 10:52:59.06SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
title Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
spellingShingle Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
Croft, Darin Andrew
Ciencias Naturales
Paleontología
Oligocene mammals
Andes
Central Chile
title_short Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
title_full Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
title_fullStr Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
title_full_unstemmed Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
title_sort Oligocene mammals from the Andes of central Chile
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Croft, Darin Andrew
Bamba, K.
Flynn, John J.
Jeong, A.
Wyss, André R.
author Croft, Darin Andrew
author_facet Croft, Darin Andrew
Bamba, K.
Flynn, John J.
Jeong, A.
Wyss, André R.
author_role author
author2 Bamba, K.
Flynn, John J.
Jeong, A.
Wyss, André R.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Naturales
Paleontología
Oligocene mammals
Andes
Central Chile
topic Ciencias Naturales
Paleontología
Oligocene mammals
Andes
Central Chile
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv More than 1400 fossil mammal specimens have been collected over the past 20 years through a series of US-Chilean paleontological expeditions in the central Chilean Andes. These fossils derive from volcaniclastic intervals of the Abanico Formation, mostly between 33.5° and 35.5°S latitude. Mammal assemblages from this formation appear to sample at least six late Eocene to early Miocene South American Land Mammal "Ages", including two from Oligocene, the Tinguirirican (early) and Deseadan (late). The hardness of typical Abanico matrix preserves many specimens in excellent condition, but has limited the number available for taxonomic studies due to the extensive preparation time required. The first -discovered and best- characterized Abanico assemblage is Tinguiririca. Nearly half of the species from Tinguiririca have been described, and studies of two groups are forthcoming: notohippid notoungulates and caviomorph rodents. The notohippids include: two new species of Eomorphippus Ameghino; another species, likely new, but poorly represented; and "E." pascuali Simpson, a species distinct from others of that genus. The caviomorphs include a new chinchillid and a new dasyproctid. Several other Abanico assemblages may be at least partly contemporaneous with Tinguiririca. One, in the valley of the Río Cachapoal, includes: Polydolops mckennai Flynn and Wyss (Polydolopidae); Johnbell hatcheri Hitz, Flynn and Wyss (Interatheriidae); Trachytherus Ameghino (Mesotheriidae); Archaeotypotherium Roth, and Protarchaeohyrax Reguero, Croft, Flynn and Wyss ("Archaeohyracidae"); plus several xenarthrans and at least one rodent. Two others, in the Río Maipo drainage, include Santiagorothia Hitz, Reguero, Wyss and Flynn (Interatheriidae), Archaeotypotherium, a mesotheriid notoungulate, possibly an isotemnid notoungulate, and a rodent. Another locality in the same region appears to be younger, potentially Deseadan in age; rodents are present and abundant, and armadillos, hegetotheriid notoungulates, and interatheriid notoungulates also have been identified.
Simposio V: Los mamíferos oligocenos de América del Sur: explosión evolutiva de los mamíferos nativos y llegada de los emigrantes africanos
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
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