SIGMODONTINE RODENTS (RODENTIA, CRICETIDAE) FROM QUATERNARY CAVE DEPOSITS OF SERRA DA CAPIVARA, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL

Authors

  • Simone Baes das Neves Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Elver Luiz Mayer Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
  • Patrícia Hadler Laboratório de Paleontologia, Departamento de Geociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, s/n, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
  • Ana Maria Ribeiro Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Salvador França, 1427, 90690-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

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https://doi.org/10.4072/16

Abstract

The Serra da Capivara National Park, State of Piauí, Brazil, and surrounding areas preserves a rich archeological and paleontological record of South American mammals. It includes a great amount of sigmodontine rodent remains recovered from limestone caves and rock shelters. We studied sigmodontine material from three caves, named Toca do Gordo do Garrincho, Toca do Barrigudo, and Toca do Serrote das Moendas, and identified the following taxa: Bibimys sp., Necromys lasiurus, Pseudoryzomys simplex, Holochilus sciureus, Cerradomys sp., Calomys sp., and Wiedomys sp. This is the first record of Bibimys for the Quaternary of northeast Brazil, which suggests that the paleobiogeographic distribution of this genus was different from its currently known range. Thus, we contribute to the knowledge of Quaternary sigmodontine rodents through these new taxonomic records and highlight the great potential of Serra da Capivara paleontological deposits for clarifying the biogeographic dynamics of this group during this period.

Key words: Bibimys, Pleistocene, Holocene, caves, mammals, paleobiogeography.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4072/rbp.2017.2.02


Author Biographies

Simone Baes das Neves, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Elver Luiz Mayer, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Patrícia Hadler, Laboratório de Paleontologia, Departamento de Geociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Campus Universitário, s/n, CEP 88040-900, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.

Ana Maria Ribeiro, Museu de Ciências Naturais, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Salvador França, 1427, 90690-000 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

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2017-08-28

How to Cite

Neves, S. B. das, Mayer, E. L., Hadler, P., & Ribeiro, A. M. (2017). SIGMODONTINE RODENTS (RODENTIA, CRICETIDAE) FROM QUATERNARY CAVE DEPOSITS OF SERRA DA CAPIVARA, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL. Revista Brasileira De Paleontologia, 20(2), 163–178. https://doi.org/10.4072/16

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2017): Artigos

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