Patagonian aridification at the onset of the mid‐miocene climatic optimum
Fossil‐rich sediments of the Santa Cruz Formation, Patagonia, Argentina, span the initiation
of the Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO), the most recent period of warm and wet conditions …
of the Miocene Climatic Optimum (MCO), the most recent period of warm and wet conditions …
Mass estimation of Santacrucian sloths from the early Miocene Santa Cruz formation of Patagonia, Argentina
Miocene deposits of the Santa Cruz Formation, Patagonia, comprise a diverse and
excellently preserved vertebrate fauna, allowing detailed paleobiological and …
excellently preserved vertebrate fauna, allowing detailed paleobiological and …
The forelimb of Early Miocene sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Folivora): morphometrics and functional implications for substrate preferences
Early Miocene sloths are represented by a diversity of forms ranging from 38 to 95 kg. Their
forelimb bones differ in shape from those of their closest living relatives (less than 10 kg) …
forelimb bones differ in shape from those of their closest living relatives (less than 10 kg) …
Paleosols and related soil-biota of the early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (Austral-Magallanes Basin, Argentina): a multidisciplinary approach to reconstructing …
The middle and upper parts of the lower Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (~ 17–15.9 Ma) in
the southeastern Austral-Magallanes Basin (southern Patagonia, Argentina) crop out as a …
the southeastern Austral-Magallanes Basin (southern Patagonia, Argentina) crop out as a …
Eucholoeops ameghino, 1887 (Xenarthra, Tardigrada, Megalonychidae) from the Santa Cruz Formation, Argentine Patagonia: implications for the systematics of …
New well-preserved remains of the megalonychid sloth Eucholoeops Ameghino, 1887
recovered under strict stratigraphic control from late Early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (c …
recovered under strict stratigraphic control from late Early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (c …
Paleobiology and paleoecology of ungulates from the Miocene of South America based on an ichnological analysis
RB Vera, V Krapovickas - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2022 - Elsevier
We analyze fossil footprints and trackways from the middle to late Miocene Vinchina
Formation of La Rioja Province, northwestern Argentina. Ichnofossils are preserved in …
Formation of La Rioja Province, northwestern Argentina. Ichnofossils are preserved in …
9 Diversity and paleobiology
FJ Degrange, JI Noriega, JI Areta - Early Miocene paleobiology in …, 2012 - books.google.com
This chapter presents the state of knowledge of the avian diversity recorded in Santacrucian
beds (late Early Miocene) with an updated systematic summary of all taxa. Phorusrhacids …
beds (late Early Miocene) with an updated systematic summary of all taxa. Phorusrhacids …
Palaeoenvironmental and faunal inferences based on the avian fossil record of Patagonia and Pampa: what works and what does not
CP Tambussi - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Analysing the effect of climatic/environmental changes on bird communities during the South
American Cenozoic is quite complicated. Taking into consideration the extremely complex …
American Cenozoic is quite complicated. Taking into consideration the extremely complex …
15 Paleobiology of Santacrucian caviomorph rodents: a morphofunctional approach
Caviomorphs constitute a monophyletic group, representative of the oldest rodent radiation
in South America. Since the Oligocene they have contributed importantly to the fossil …
in South America. Since the Oligocene they have contributed importantly to the fossil …
Sedimentology and paleoenvironment of the Santa Cruz Formation
SD Matheos, MS Raigemborn - Early Miocene Paleobiology in …, 2012 - books.google.com
Abstract The Santa Cruz Formation in the coastal area of Santa Cruz Province, Austral
Patagonia, Argentina, is a sedimentary sequence consisting of mainly fine and tuffaceous …
Patagonia, Argentina, is a sedimentary sequence consisting of mainly fine and tuffaceous …