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- Title
Diet of rinchothere (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae, Rhynchotherium Species) of Taxco, Guerrero, México.
- Authors
Pérez-Crespo, Víctor Adrián; Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquín; Corona-M., Eduardo; Morales-Puente, Pedro; Cienfuegos-Alvarado, Edith; Otero, Francisco J.
- Abstract
The diet of a gomphothere (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae, Rhynchotherium species) from the Mexican Pliocene was determined using carbon and oxygen stable isotopes relationships in dental enamel. The analyses demonstrated that this individual exclusively fed on C3 plants, similar to some specimens found in Florida, United States. La dieta de un individuo de gonfoterio (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae, Rhynchotherium sp.) del Plioceno de México, fue determinada usando las relaciones isotópicas estables de carbono y oxígeno presentes en el esmalte dental. El análisis reveló que este individuo se alimentaba exclusivamente de plantas C3, similar a lo hallado para algunos ejemplares procedentes de Florida, USA.
- Subjects
TAXCO de Alarcon (Mexico); PROBOSCIDEA (Mammals); ANIMAL feeding behavior; SPECIES diversity; OXYGEN isotopes; GOMPHOTHERIIDAE
- Publication
Southwestern Naturalist, 2015, Vol 60, Issue 1, p97
- ISSN
0038-4909
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1894/SWNAT-D-14-00008R1.1