South America lost around 52 genera of mammals during a worldwide event known as the
Late Quaternary Extinction episode. More than 80% of South American mammals weighing> …

Abstract During the late Pleistocene, Patagonia had a rich fauna of large mammals including
some megamammals such as ground sloths (Mylodon darwini), horse (Hippidion saldiasi) …

The interaction between human populations and their prey is of great interest in ecological,
anthropological and archaeological studies. In Patagonia, several works have revealed the …

Abstract In the Fuego-Patagonian region, except for a very few exceptions, no mammals that
may be clearly correlated with those characterizing the uppermost Miocene-Early …

Approaching the study of camelid bone size change in the meridional portion of the South
Central Andes is a significant subject especially when the assemblages are associated to …

The Latin American Studies Book Series promotes quality scientific research focusing on
Latin American countries. The series accepts disciplinary and interdisciplinary titles related …

The osteometry of Neotropical camelids has drawn increasing attention over the last years
given its potential to segregate species. Here we present two new osteometric standards for …

Este trabajo aborda el estudio de un conjunto óseo depositado en el sitio Cueva Túnel,
Meseta Central de Santa Cruz, Argentina. El sitio abarca un rango temporal que va de fines …

En este trabajo se presentan los resultados del estudio zooarqueológico realizado sobre el
conjunto faunístico finipleistocénico-Unidad 4-del sitio Casa del Minero 1, ubicado en la …

La osteometría, sumada a distintos análisis estadísticos, se presenta como una alternativa
válida para la diferenciación interespecífica de camélidos sudamericanos. El presente …