Description of a fossil camelid from the Pleistocene of Argentina, and a cladistic analysis of the Camelinae

Abstract We describe a well-preserved South American Lamini partial skeleton (PIMUZ A/V 4165) from the Ensenadan (~ 1.95–1.77 to 0.4 Mya) of Argentina. The specimen is comprised of a nearly complete skull and mandible with full tooth rows, multiple elements of anterior and posterior limbs, and a sca...

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Main Authors: Sinéad Lynch, Marcelo R. Sánchez-Villagra, Ana Balcarcel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-020-00208-6