A new Nothrotheriidae in the Ribeira of Iguape Valley, Southeastern Brazil

Authors

  • Artur Chahud Laboratory for Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7690-3132
  • Gabriella da Costa Pereira Laboratory for Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5555-5976
  • Paulo Ricardo de Oliveira Costa Laboratory for Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5302-862X
  • Mercedes Okumura Laboratory for Human Evolutionary Studies, Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo. Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-6430

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2110/carnets.2024.2404

Keywords:

Pleistocene, Quaternary, sloths, Nothrotherium, Xenarthra

Abstract

In the early 1980s, an assemblage of extinct and extant vertebrates was collected from the Abismo Ponta de Flecha, a vertical cave in southern São Paulo, Brazil, for archaeological, geological, and paleontological analyses. While materials identified as ground sloths have been referenced in earlier publications, they have never been thoroughly described. In this study, we provide the first detailed description of a large, previously unidentified taxon found in Brazil, interpreted herein as belonging to the family Nothrotheriidae. Although direct dating of the specimen was not possible, other dated occurrences from the Ribeira de Iguape Valley suggest that it may have inhabited the region during the Late Pleistocene, coinciding with the local presence of a dense forest cover.

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2024-01-31

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A new Nothrotheriidae in the Ribeira of Iguape Valley, Southeastern Brazil. (2024). Carnets Geol., 24, 83-89. https://doi.org/10.2110/carnets.2024.2404