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Fossil mammals from Puente de Piedra district (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae; Artiodactyla, Camelidae, Lamini), Grecia, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

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Pérez, Eduardo A.

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Universidad de Costa Rica

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It is described the second fossil record of the family Camelidae and the first of the genus Palaeolama for Costa Rica, which was found together with Glyptotherium plates. This association provides new data about the Great American Biotic Interchange. The material fossil assigned to Camelidae consists of a rear left metapodial. Based on previous studies of fossils from nearby areas these new records are assigned an Early Irvigtonian age.
Se presenta el segundo registro fósil de la familia Camelidae, y primero del género Palaeolama para Costa Rica, hallado junto a placas de Glyptotherium. Esta asociación proporciona nuevos datos del Gran Intercambio Biótico Americano. El fósil del Camelidae consiste de un metapodial posterior izquierdo. Con base en estudios anteriores de hallazgos de mamíferos fósiles en localidades cercanas se le asigna una edad Irvingtoniano Temprano.

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xenarthra, glyptodontidae, camelidae, lamini, late cenozoic, alajuela, costa rica, xenarthra, glyptodontidae, camelidae, lamini, cenozoico tardío, alajuela, costa rica

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