Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens?
The subfamily Glyptodontinae (Xenarthra, Cingulata) comprises one of the most frequently recorded glyptodontids in South America. Recently, the North American genus Glyptotherium was recorded in South America, in addition to the genus Glyptodon. It has been shown that both genera shared the same geo...
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| author | Carlos A. Luna Ignacio A. Cerda Alfredo E. Zurita Romina Gonzalez M. Cecilia Prieto Dimila Mothé Leonardo S. Avilla |
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| description | The subfamily Glyptodontinae (Xenarthra, Cingulata) comprises one of the most frequently recorded glyptodontids in South America. Recently, the North American genus Glyptotherium was recorded in South America, in addition to the genus Glyptodon. It has been shown that both genera shared the same geographic distribution in central-north and eastern areas of South America (Venezuela and Brazil, respectively). Although some characters allow differentiation between adult specimens of both genera, the morphological distinction between these two genera is rather difficult in juvenile specimens. In this contribution, a detailed morphological, morphometric and histological survey of a juvenile specimen of Glyptodontinae recovered from the Late Pleistocene of northern Brazil is performed. The relative lower osteoderms thickness, the particular morphology of the annular and radial sulci and the distal osseous projections of the caudal osteoderms suggest that the specimen belongs to the genus Glyptotherium. In addition, the validity of some statistical tools to distinguish between different ontogenetic stages and in some cases between genera is verified. The osteoderm microstructure of this juvenile individual is characterized by being composed of a cancellous internal core surrounded by a compact bone cortex. Primary bone tissue mostly consists of highly vascularized, woven-fibered bone tissue. Unlike that observed in adult Glyptodontinae, both the Sharpey fibers and the fibrous and laminar parallel bone tissue as secondary bone are absent. This study enhances our knowledge about those morphological and histological changes that occur through the ontogeny in glyptodonts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a609a56d49c94b8198a20ce571059bd42022-12-22T01:32:50ZengInstitute of Paleobiology PASActa Palaeontologica Polonica0567-79201732-24212018-03-0163115917010.4202/app.00409.2017Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens?Carlos A. Luna0Ignacio A. Cerda1Alfredo E. Zurita2Romina Gonzalez3M. Cecilia Prieto4Dimila Mothé5Leonardo S. Avilla6Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL), CONICET-UNNE, Ruta 5, km 2.5, CC 128, (3400) Corrientes, ArgentinaUniversidad Nacional de Río Negro, CONICET, Instituto de Investigaciones en Paleobiología y Geología, Museo Provincial “Carlos Ameghino”, Belgrano 1700, Paraje Pichi Ruca (predio Marabunta), CP8300 Cipolletti, Río Negro, ArgentinaCentro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL), CONICET-UNNE, Ruta 5, km 2.5, CC 128, (3400) Corrientes, ArgentinaCentro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral (CECOAL), CONICET-UNNE, Ruta 5, km 2.5, CC 128, (3400) Corrientes, ArgentinaFacultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias (UNC), IMBIV-CONICET, Ing. Agr. Felix A. Marrone 746, 5000 Córdoba, ArgentinaLaboratório de Mastozoologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, 501, Urca, CEP 22290-240, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade Neotropical, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, 501, Urca, CEP 22290-240, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLaboratório de Mastozoologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, 501, Urca, CEP 22290-240, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade Neotropical, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, 501, Urca, CEP 22290-240, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilThe subfamily Glyptodontinae (Xenarthra, Cingulata) comprises one of the most frequently recorded glyptodontids in South America. Recently, the North American genus Glyptotherium was recorded in South America, in addition to the genus Glyptodon. It has been shown that both genera shared the same geographic distribution in central-north and eastern areas of South America (Venezuela and Brazil, respectively). Although some characters allow differentiation between adult specimens of both genera, the morphological distinction between these two genera is rather difficult in juvenile specimens. In this contribution, a detailed morphological, morphometric and histological survey of a juvenile specimen of Glyptodontinae recovered from the Late Pleistocene of northern Brazil is performed. The relative lower osteoderms thickness, the particular morphology of the annular and radial sulci and the distal osseous projections of the caudal osteoderms suggest that the specimen belongs to the genus Glyptotherium. In addition, the validity of some statistical tools to distinguish between different ontogenetic stages and in some cases between genera is verified. The osteoderm microstructure of this juvenile individual is characterized by being composed of a cancellous internal core surrounded by a compact bone cortex. Primary bone tissue mostly consists of highly vascularized, woven-fibered bone tissue. Unlike that observed in adult Glyptodontinae, both the Sharpey fibers and the fibrous and laminar parallel bone tissue as secondary bone are absent. This study enhances our knowledge about those morphological and histological changes that occur through the ontogeny in glyptodonts.http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app63/app004092017.pdfMammaliaCingulataGlyptodontinaeosteoderm histologyontogenyPleistoceneSouth America |
| spellingShingle | Carlos A. Luna Ignacio A. Cerda Alfredo E. Zurita Romina Gonzalez M. Cecilia Prieto Dimila Mothé Leonardo S. Avilla Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens? Acta Palaeontologica Polonica Mammalia Cingulata Glyptodontinae osteoderm histology ontogeny Pleistocene South America |
| title | Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens? |
| title_full | Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens? |
| title_fullStr | Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens? |
| title_short | Distinguishing Quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in South America: How informative are juvenile specimens? |
| title_sort | distinguishing quaternary glyptodontine cingulates in south america how informative are juvenile specimens |
| topic | Mammalia Cingulata Glyptodontinae osteoderm histology ontogeny Pleistocene South America |
| url | http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app63/app004092017.pdf |
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