Population structure of the gomphothere Stegomastodon waringi (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Gomphotheriidae) from the Pleistocene of Brazil

Population structure of the gomphothere Stegomastodon waringi (Mammalia: Proboscidea: Gomphotheriidae) from the Pleistocene of Brazil

The Quaternary fossil record of Águas de Araxá (Q AA) is represented mainly by an accumulation of skeletal elements of several sizes, which are assigned to a population of Stegomastodon waringi. We analyzed 97 molars according to the ear stages of Sipson and Paula-Couto (1957), and developed a orpho...

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Main Authors: Dimila Mothé, Leonardo S. Avilla, Gisele R. Winck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2010-12-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Stegomastodon waringi
classes etárias
índice morfométrico de desgaste
estruturas populacionais
Stegoastodon waringi
age classes
morphometric wear index
populational structure
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