<i>Eremotherium laurillardi</i>: the panamerican late Pleistocene megatheriid sloth

Cartelle, Cástor; Iuliis, Gerardo De

doi:10.1080/02724634.1995.10011265

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“…Fossils of Pleistocene "ground sloths" found in Venezuela during the 19th and the first half of the 20th century were referred to the southern closely related species Megatherium (e.g., Karsten, 1849, 1851, 1886Nectario María, 1937, 1941Schaub, 1935;Von der Osten, 1951). However, later taxonomic revisions (e.g., Cartelle and Iuliis, 1995) suggest that the previous assignations to Megatherium for specimens found in the region are erroneous, ascribing those specimens to Eremotherium (Cartelle and De Iuliis, 1995). Our own attributions go in the same direction.…”

Section: Implications and Significance Of Hermann Karsten's Vertebratsupporting

confidence: 53%

“…From the overall H. Karsten vertebrate collection, the "ground sloth" remains are the most abundant. As is to be expected, the widely distributed species Eremotherium laurillardi (Cartelle and De Iuliis, 1995) is represented in the collection. The rest of the "ground sloths," together with the Toxodontidae and Gomphotheriidae specimens, do not offer significant information regarding biostratigraphy and biogeography, due to the fragmentary nature and scarce diagnostic characters of the specimens.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…One unciform ( Fig. 3a-b) is characteristic of the megatheriine Eremotherium laurillardi (Lund, 1842) (see Cartelle and De Iuliis 1995). Various other postcranial and dental elements can safely be ascribed to a Megatheriinae, and we hence assign them to cf.…”

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Hermann Karsten (1817–1908): a German naturalist in the Neotropics and the significance of his paleovertebrate collection

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Abstract. During the mid-19th century, the German naturalist Hermann Karsten conducted a 12-year exploration (1844-1856) in the territories of Ecuador, New Granada (now Colombia) and Venezuela, allowing him to produce important botanic, geographic and geologic descriptions with valuable information that permits us to refer to him as a pioneer in many of these topics. With his return to Europe, abundant geological, paleontological and living plant specimens were brought and housed in European museums and botanical gardens.

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“…Usually, three species of Eremotherium were recognized as valid species: E. laurillardi (from Brazil), E. rusconii (from Central America and Northeastern South America) and E. mirabile (from the United States of America) (Porta, 1961;Edmund 1965;Bocquentin, 1979;Polaco-Ramos, 1981). Later, Cartelle & De Iuliis (1995) synonymized these three species as E. laurillardi. These authors observed a wide variation in morphology and size among the specimens of E. laurillardi, which may bias the identification of Megatheriidae.…”

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Quaternary mammals from central Brazil (Serra da Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul) and comments on paleobiogeography and paleoenvironments

Oliveira

Becker-Kerber²,

Cordeiro

et al. 2017

Rev. bras. paleontol.

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-Studies regarding Quaternary mammals from the Serra da Bodoquena (South-western Brazil, state of Mato Grosso do Sul) are scarce. In the region, the Fadas Cave has been an important paleontological site. Remnants of Pleistocene fauna were collected along a river channel inside the cave. It is the first record of Arctotherium, Scelidotheriinae and Nothrotheriinae in the Serra da Bodoquena. Smilodon populator, Eremotherium laurillardi, Gomphotheriidae and Glyptodontinae, already known for the region, were also identified. These new occurrences allow us to redefine the paleozoogeographical distribution of some of the aforementioned taxa. Herein we propose the expansion of the range of the Brazilian Intertropical Region, which should include Mato Grosso do Sul and São Paulo. The state of Rio Grande do Sul keeps a greater paleozoogeographical affinity to others temperate zones from Argentina and Uruguay. Taxa associated to open environments indicate the existence of large areas of savannas during the late Pleistocene in the Serra da Bodoquena.Key words: Brazilian Intertropical Region, Pampean Region, paleozoogeographical zones, Fadas Cave, Quaternary mammals, Serra da Bodoquena.RESUMO -Os estudos sobre mamíferos quaternários da Serra da Bodoquena (Mato Grosso do Sul) são escassos. Na região, a Gruta das Fadas tem sido um importante sítio paleontológico. Os restos da fauna do Pleistoceno foram coletados ao longo de um canal do rio dentro da caverna. É o primeiro registro de Arctotherium, Scelidotheriinae e Nothrotheriinae na Serra da Bodoquena. Smilodon populator, Eremotherium laurillardi, Gomphotheriidae e Glyptodontinae, já conhecidos pela região, também foram identificados. Estas novas ocorrências nos permitem redefinir a distribuição paleozoogeográfica de alguns dos táxons acima mencionados. Aqui propomos a ampliação da faixa da Região Intertropical Brasileira, que deve incluir Mato Grosso do Sul e São Paulo. O Estado do Rio Grande do Sul mantém uma maior afinidade paleozoogeográfica com outras zonas temperadas da Argentina e do Uruguai. Táxons associados a ambientes abertos indicam a existência de grandes áreas de savanas durante o Pleistoceno final na Serra da Bodoquena. Palavras-chave:Região Intertropical Brasileira, Região Pampeana, zonas paleozoogeográficas, Gruta das Fadas, mamíferos quaternários, Serra da Bodoquena.

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“…The most recent revision of Eremotherium recognizes only one polymorphic Late Pleistocene species, E. laurillardi, and identified the specimens illustrated by Gazin (1957) as E. laurillardi (Cartelle & De Iuliis, 1995). Indeed, size and some key morphological features (e.g., relatively ventral orbit and zygomatic arch, relatively shallow mandibular bulge and mandibular symphysis under m1) identify almost all of the El Hatillo sloth fossils as E. laurillardi.…”

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Mamíferos del Pleistoceno Terminal de la localidad de El Hatillo, Panamá

Lucas

2014

Rev. Geol. Amér. Central

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Late Pleistocene mammals from the El Hatillo locality on the Azuero Peninsula in Panama, originally reported by C. L. Gazin in 1957, are documented here for the first time. The following taxa are present: Hoplophorinae?, Glyptotherium floridanum, Eremotherium laurillardi, Paramylodon harlani, Equus conversidens, Platygonus sp., Odocoileus sp., Mixotoxodon larensis and Cuvieronius hyodon. This is a characteristic assemblage of late Pleistocene mammals from Central America that is dominated by fossils of Eremotherium in association with fossils of Mixotoxodon and Equus. I refer to such associations as EME assemblages and posit that most of these assemblages from Central America are of Late Pleistocene age. EME assemblages represent a mixed fauna of grazers and browsers that was common across Central America during one or more of the Late Pleistocene interstadials. Keywords: Fossil mammals, Eremotherium, Mixotoxodon, Equus, Panamá, Pleistocene. RESUMEN: Documentamos aquí por primera vez los mamíferos del Pleistoceno tardío de la localidad de El Hatillo en la península de Azuero en Panamá, originalmente reportado por C. L. Gazin en 1957. Los siguientes taxa están presente: Hoplophorinae?, Glyptotherium floridanum, Eremotherium laurillardi, Paramylodon harlani, Equus conversidens, Platygonus sp., Odocoileus sp., Mixotoxodon larensis y Cuvieronius hyodon. Este es un conjunto característico de mamíferos del Pleistoceno Tardío de Centroamérica destacado por fósiles de Eremotherium en asociación con fósiles de Mixotoxodon y Equus. Me refiero a este tipo de asociación como montaje EME y postulo que la mayoría de estos montajes de Centroamérica son de edad del Pleistoceno Tardío. Los montajes EME representan una fauna mixta de pasteadores y ramoneadores que eran muy común en toda Centroamérica durante uno o más de los fines interestadiales del Pleistoceno.

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Eremotherium laurillardi: the panamerican late Pleistocene megatheriid sloth

Cited by 96 publications

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Hermann Karsten (1817–1908): a German naturalist in the Neotropics and the significance of his paleovertebrate collection

Hermann Karsten (1817–1908): a German naturalist in the Neotropics and the significance of his paleovertebrate collection

Quaternary mammals from central Brazil (Serra da Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul) and comments on paleobiogeography and paleoenvironments

Mamíferos del Pleistoceno Terminal de la localidad de El Hatillo, Panamá

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