Feeding habits of the Gomphothere Cuvieronius hyodon in Costa Rica:A biochemical approach
Por:
Perez-Crespo, Victor Adrian, Laurito, Cesar A., Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin, Valerio, Ana L., Cienfuegos-Alvarado, Edith, Otero, Francisco J.
Ahead of Print:
1 mar 2023
Resumen:
The feeding and habitat habits of 12 gomphotheres Cuvieronius hyodon
from the Pleistocene of Costa Rica were inferred using carbon and oxygen
isotopic ratios of tooth enamel. The results indicate that these animals
fed mainly on C-3 plants and lived in forested areas and those specimens
that lived in high altitudes and latitudes consumed more C-3 plants
compared to those that lived in low areas or low latitudes. This
indicates that, in Costa Rica, the gomphotheres were specialists in the
consumption of this type of plants, similar to that shown in some
specimens from North and South America.
Filiaciones:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geol, Circuito Invest Cient S-N,Ciudad Univ, Mexico City, Mexico
Natl Museum Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
INAH, Lab Arqueozool MC Ticul Alvarez Solorzano, Subdirecc Labs & Apoyo Academ, Mexico City, Mexico
Nat Hist Dept, Natl Museum Costa Rica MNCR Acronym Spanish, San Jose, Costa Rica
Inst Geol, Lab Isotopos Estables LANGEM, Mexico City, Mexico
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