Late Pleistocene Deer in the Region of the National Park “Serra da Capivara” (Piauí, Brazil)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. South America Fossil Deer
2.1. Modern Genera in the Nordeste
2.2. Fossil Cervid Genera
3. Materials and Methods
4. Specimens Description
4.1. The Smaller Taxon
4.2. The Larger Taxon
5. Discussion
5.1. The Cervid Taxa
5.2. Comparing Karstic Area and Alluvial Plain
6. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Measurement | 1302-190885 | 1302-183765 |
---|---|---|
d2, Tot DAP | 6.0 | - |
d2, alv DAP | 4.5 | - |
d2, DT | 3.5 | - |
d3, Tot DAP | 9.0 | - |
d3, alv DAP | 7.5 | - |
d3, DT | 4.5 | - |
d4, Tot DAP | 18.5 | - |
d4, alv DAP | 15.5 | - |
d4, DT I lb | 5.0 | - |
d4, DT II lb | 6.5 | - |
d4, DT III lb | 6.5 | - |
m1, Tot DAP | 17.0 | - |
m1, alv DAP | 14.5 | - |
m1, DT I lb | 7.5 | - |
m1, DT II lb | 7.0 | - |
d2-d4, Tot DAP | 31.5 | - |
d2-d4, alv DAP | 26.0 | - |
m, Tot DAP | - | 12.5 |
m, alv DAP | - | 11.0 |
m, DT I lb | - | 7.0 |
m, DT II lb | - | 7.5 |
Measurement | Small Cervid Phalanx I1302-184925 | Morenelaphus? R Metacarpal 1302-183138 | Morenelaphus? R Tibia 1302-183618-7 | Morenelaphus? R Talus 1302-182333-8 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tot length | 38.5 | ~201 * | 293.0 | - |
Prox DT | 13.0 | 29.0 | nut55.0 | 25.5 |
Prox DAP | 17.5 | 22.0 | 56.0 | - |
Mid DT | 9.5 | 17.5 | 24.5 | - |
Mid DAP | 12.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | - |
Sovraticular DT | - | 28.5 | - | - |
Dist DT | 11.5 | 29.5 | 34.5 | 25.0 |
Dist DAP | 11.5 | 20.0 | 29.5 | - |
Tot height | - | - | - | 38.0 |
Max DT | - | - | - | 25.5 |
Lat height | - | - | - | 37.0 |
Lat DAP | - | - | - | 20.0 |
Med height | - | - | - | 35.0 |
Med DAP | - | - | - | 20.0 |
Middle height | - | - | - | 30.0 |
Measurement | 183400-1 (L) | 181962-1 (L) | 186038-1 (R) | 185423-9 (R?) |
---|---|---|---|---|
DT of the burr | 46.0 | 36.0 | 35.5 | 34.5 |
DAP of the burr | 49.5 | 41.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 |
DT of the base of the shaft | 33.5 | 30.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 |
DAP of the base of the shaft | 38.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 28.0 |
H 1 fork | 71.5 | 62.5 | 50.5 | 59.5 |
DT of the base of the first tine | 28.5 | 22.5 | 19.0 | - |
DAP of the base of the first tine | 30.0 | 29.5 | 27.0 | 23.5 |
DT of the beam | 32.0 | 31.0 | 26.0 | - |
DAP of the beam | 45.0 | 40.0 | 35.0 | - |
DT of the burr | 46.0 | 36.0 | 35.5 | 34.5 |
DAP of the burr | 49.5 | 41.5 | 37.0 | 39.0 |
DT of the base of the shaft | 33.5 | 30.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 |
DAP of the base of the shaft | 38.0 | 33.0 | 35.5 | 28.0 |
H 1 fork | 71.5 | 62.5 | 50.5 | 59.5 |
DT of the base of the first tine | 28.5 | 22.5 | 19.0 | - |
Number and Kind of Remains | Small Taxa (Mazama) Lagoa Dos Porcos | Larger Taxa (Morenalaphus) Lagoa Dos Porcos | Small Taxa (Mazama) Karstic Area * | Larger Taxa (Morenalaphus?) Karstic Area * |
---|---|---|---|---|
Antlers | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Dental 1 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 14 |
Postcranial 2 | 1? | 3? | 64 | 3 |
Tot | 2 + 1? | 9 + 3? | 119 | 17 |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleValli, Andrea M. F. 2018. "Late Pleistocene Deer in the Region of the National Park “Serra da Capivara” (Piauí, Brazil)" Quaternary 1, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/quat1010004