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      Description of the Neochoerus specimens from the late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) of Chiapas, and comments on the taxonomic identity of the fossil capybaras from other Mexican localities Translated title: Descripción de especimenes de Neochoerus del Pleistoceno (Rancholabreano) tardío de Chiapas, y comentarios sobre la taxonomía de los capibaras fósiles de otras localidades mexicanas

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          ABSTRACT The capybara Neochoerus aesopi is an extinct giant rodent that inhabited North, Central, and South America during the Rancholabrean/Lujanian (late Pleistocene). In Mexico, only N. aesopi has been reported from Tlapa coya, Mexico State; Chapala lake, Jalisco; and La Cinta-Portalitos, on the border of Michoacán and Gua najuato. Here, we describe N. aesopi remains from the late Pleistocene at Los Mangos locality, Villaflores municipality, Chiapas, Mexico. In addition, the capybara material from Jalisco and Puebla, referred as Hydrochoerus sp. and Neochoerus sp., respectively, is reexamined. The man dibular and dental morphological characteristics and measurements of the specimens examined from Jalisco and Puebla allow this material to be referred as N. aesopi. The definitive identification of this species broadens its spacial range in North America.

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          RESUMEN El capibara Neochoerus aesopi es un roedor gigante extinto que habitó Norte, Centro y Sudamérica durante el Rancholabreano/ Lujaniano (Pleistoceno tardío). En México, sólo N. aesopi ha sido reportado para Tlapacoya, Estado de México; el lago de Chapala, Jalisco y La Cinta-Portalitos, en los límites de Michoacán-Guanajuato. Aquí describimos los restos de N. aesopi encontrados en los sedimentos del Pleisto ceno tardío que afloran en la localidad Los Mangos, en el Municipio de Villaflores, Chiapas, México. También, reexamina mos el material de capibaras de Jalisco y Puebla (referido como Hydrochoerus sp. y Neochoerus sp., respectivamente). Las características morfológicas mandibulares y dentales, así como las medidas de los especímenes examinados de Jalisco y Puebla permiten referirlos también como N. aesopi. La identificación definitiva de esta especie amplía su rango geográfico en América del Norte.

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                Journal
                bsgm
                Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana
                Bol. Soc. Geol. Mex
                Sociedad Geológica Mexicana, A.C. (México, DF, Mexico )
                1405-3322
                2020
                : 72
                : 1
                : e021019
                Affiliations
                [2] Morelia orgnameUniversidad Michoacana de San Nicolás Hidalgo orgdiv1Facultad de Biología orgdiv2Laboratorio de Paleontología Mexico
                [1] Tuxtla Gutiérrez Chiapas orgnameSecretaría de Medio Ambiente e Historia Natural orgdiv1Dirección de Paleontología orgdiv2Museo de Paleontología “Eliseo Palacios Aguilera” Mexico
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                S1405-33222020000100107 S1405-3322(20)07200100107
                10.18268/bsgm2020v72n1a021019
                89d89dc5-f494-4e57-81c8-65c685aaa83f

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 10 March 2019
                : 18 April 2019
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                Hydrochoerus,Mexico,Neochoerus,Capibara,Pleistocene,taxonomy,taxonomía,Capybara,México,Pleistoceno

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