New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia

Southern Patagonia is rich in late Pleistocene mammals, especially herbivores such as Camelids, Equids and Xenarthrans. Carnivores, on the other hand, are not commonly found in the paleontological record. One genus, Smilodon, is of particular interest because its presence in the region has not been...

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Autores principales:	PRIETO,ALFREDO, LABARCA,RAFAEL, SIERPE,VÍCTOR
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad de Biología de Chile 2010
Materias:	late Pleistocene Smilodon southern Patagonia taxonomy
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0716-078X20100002000102010-12-22New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean PatagoniaPRIETO,ALFREDOLABARCA,RAFAELSIERPE,VÍCTOR late Pleistocene Smilodon southern Patagonia taxonomy Southern Patagonia is rich in late Pleistocene mammals, especially herbivores such as Camelids, Equids and Xenarthrans. Carnivores, on the other hand, are not commonly found in the paleontological record. One genus, Smilodon, is of particular interest because its presence in the region has not been demonstrated. In this paper, we present new fossil dental evidence that supports the presence of Smilodon populator (Lund) in the region. This evidence corresponds to the most southern record of the genus in the world, and the final step in the colonization of South America after the Great American Biotic Interchange. An AMS radiocarbon date on teeth indicates that the remains from Southern Chilean Patagonia are the most recent record for the genus in South America.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad de Biología de ChileRevista chilena de historia natural v.83 n.2 20102010-06-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2010000200010en10.4067/S0716-078X2010000200010
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spellingShingle	late Pleistocene Smilodon southern Patagonia taxonomy PRIETO,ALFREDO LABARCA,RAFAEL SIERPE,VÍCTOR New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia
description	Southern Patagonia is rich in late Pleistocene mammals, especially herbivores such as Camelids, Equids and Xenarthrans. Carnivores, on the other hand, are not commonly found in the paleontological record. One genus, Smilodon, is of particular interest because its presence in the region has not been demonstrated. In this paper, we present new fossil dental evidence that supports the presence of Smilodon populator (Lund) in the region. This evidence corresponds to the most southern record of the genus in the world, and the final step in the colonization of South America after the Great American Biotic Interchange. An AMS radiocarbon date on teeth indicates that the remains from Southern Chilean Patagonia are the most recent record for the genus in South America.
author	PRIETO,ALFREDO LABARCA,RAFAEL SIERPE,VÍCTOR
author_facet	PRIETO,ALFREDO LABARCA,RAFAEL SIERPE,VÍCTOR
author_sort	PRIETO,ALFREDO
title	New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia
title_short	New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia
title_full	New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia
title_fullStr	New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia
title_full_unstemmed	New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia
title_sort	new evidence of the sabertooth cat smilodon (carnivora: machairodontinae) in the late pleistocene of southern chilean patagonia
publisher	Sociedad de Biología de Chile
publishDate	2010
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2010000200010
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New evidence of the sabertooth cat Smilodon (Carnivora: Machairodontinae) in the late Pleistocene of southern Chilean Patagonia

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