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New primate locality from the early Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina
Nelson M Novo1,2, Marcelo F Tejedor1,3,4, María E Pérez5,6
1Instituto Patagónico de Geología y Paleontología (IPGP, CCT CONICET-CENPAT), Boulevard Brown 2915, U91200, Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
Objectives:
The purpose of this work is to present a new primate locality with evidence that increases the knowledge on the radiation of the extinct platyrrhine primates.
Materials And Methods:
We studied the new specimen and compared it to specimens identified as Mazzonicebus almendrae.
Results:
The new first and second molars were comparable to Mazzonicebus almendrae in all morphological details, allowing us to allocate the new specimen to M. almendrae and add comments on morphological variation in this species regarding the orientation of the labial cristae and development of the anterolingual cingulum. This new maxilla also present the first known M3 for the species.
Discussion:
The new specimen increases our knowledge of the extinct platyrrhines from Patagonia. Their age and geographical distribution ranges from early to middle Miocene in an area between 40° to 47° of southern latitude.
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