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- Title
First reported occurrence of Palaeolama mirifica (Camelidae, Lamini) from the Late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) of Puebla, central Mexico.
- Authors
Bravo-Cuevas, Victor M.; Jiménez-Hidalgo, Eduardo
- Abstract
Palaeolama was a relatively rare camelid in North America during the Pleistocene. Here we report the first occurrence of P. mirifica in the Late Pleistocene of Puebla, central Mexico. This is the southernmost record of P. mirifica in North America, and fills in a geographic gap with a record of the species in Costa Rica. The fossil-bearing unit is composed of silt, fine sand, and scarce pebbles. This unit is partially correlative with the alluvial sequence of Axamilpa, Puebla, considered to be MIS 2 - 3 in age. Isotopic data and Mesowear III values indicate that P. mirifica from Barranca Xocoa was an intermediate feeder.
- Subjects
PUEBLA (Mexico : State); PLEISTOCENE Epoch; INTRODUCED mammals; CAMELIDAE; MAMMAL remains (Archaeology); MAMMAL diversity
- Publication
Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, 2015, Vol 67, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
1405-3322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18268/BSGM2015v67n1a2