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Luciano Varela

Observed names: L. Varela, Luciano , Varela, Varela, Luciano
ORCID: 0000-0002-9481-6558
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-9481-6558
OpenAlex ID: A5085205779
Arroyo del Vizcaíno, Uruguay: a fossil-rich 30-ka-old megafaunal locality with cut-marked bones
2013 · Richard A. Fariña, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 87
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Phylogeny, Macroevolutionary Trends and Historical Biogeography of Sloths: Insights From a Bayesian Morphological Clock Analysis
2018 · Luciano Varela, P Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · Systematic Biology · 84
Collagen Sequence Analysis of the Extinct Giant Ground Sloths Lestodon and Megatherium
2015 · Michael Buckley, Richard A. Fariña, et al. · PLoS ONE · 53
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Co-occurrence of mylodontid sloths and insights on their potential distributions during the late Pleistocene
2016 · Luciano Varela, Richard A. Fariña · Quaternary Research · 43
Potential Distribution of Fossil Xenarthrans in South America during the Late Pleistocene: co-Occurrence and Provincialism
2017 · Luciano Varela, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · Journal of Mammalian Evolution · 42
Revisiting proboscidean phylogeny and evolution through total evidence and palaeogenetic analyses including Notiomastodon ancient DNA
2021 · Sina Baleka, Luciano Varela, et al. · iScience · 41
A window into a late Pleistocene megafauna community: Stable isotopes show niche partitioning among herbivorous taxa at the Arroyo del Vizcaíno site (Uruguay)
2023 · Luciano Varela, Lucía Clavijo, et al. · Quaternary Science Reviews · 24
Masseter moment arm as a dietary proxy in herbivorous ungulates
2015 · L. Varela, R. A. Fariña · Journal of Zoology · 22
Deep classification of cut-marks on bones from Arroyo del Vizcaíno (Uruguay)
2021 · Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Enrique Baquedano, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 21
Presence of the ground sloth Valgipes bucklandi (Xenarthra, Folivora, Scelidotheriinae) in southern Uruguay during the Late Pleistocene: Ecological and biogeographical implications
2021 · Carolina Lobato, Luciano Varela, et al. · Quaternary International · 19
The inner ear anatomy of glyptodonts and pampatheres (Xenarthra, Cingulata): Functional and phylogenetic implications
2021 · P. Sebastián Tambusso, Luciano Varela, et al. · Journal of South American Earth Sciences · 19
Sexual dimorphism in the fossil ground slothLestodon armatus(Xenarthra, Folivora)
2021 · Luciano Varela, H. Gregory McDonald, et al. · Historical Biology · 17
Among others, cut-marks are archaeological evidence: reply to ‘Archaeological evidences are still missing: a comment on Fariña et al . Arroyo del Vizcaíno Site, Uruguay’ by Suárez et al .
2014 · Richard A. Fariña, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 16
Conical and sabertoothed cats as an exception to craniofacial evolutionary allometry
2023 · Davide Tamagnini, Margot Michaud, et al. · Scientific Reports · 14
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Occurrence of the ground sloth Nothrotheriops (Xenarthra, Folivora) in the Late Pleistocene of Uruguay: new information on its dietary and habitat preferences based on stable isotope analysis
2023 · Luciano Varela, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · Journal of Mammalian Evolution · 14
Sampling biases and Paleozoic sporomorphs diversity dynamics in Western Gondwana strata
2019 · Ángeles Beri, Ximena Martínez-Blanco, et al. · Journal of South American Earth Sciences · 14
3D finite element analysis and geometric morphometrics of sloths (Xenarthra, Folivora) mandibles show insights on the dietary specializations of fossil taxa
2023 · Luciano Varela, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · Journal of South American Earth Sciences · 13
Femora nutrient foramina and aerobic capacity in giant extinct xenarthrans
2024 · Luciano Varela, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · PeerJ · 11
Fusion of anterior thoracic vertebrae in Pleistocene ground sloths
2018 · P. Sebastián Tambusso, Luciano Varela, et al. · Historical Biology · 10
Hard Facts in an Imperfect Site: The Evidence of Human Presence in the Arroyo del Vizcaíno. Reply to Holcomb et al.
2022 · Richard A. Fariña, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · PaleoAmerica · 9
Unexpected inhibitory cascade in the molariforms of sloths (Folivora, Xenarthra): a case study in xenarthrans honouring Gerhard Storch’s open-mindedness
2020 · Luciano Varela, P. Sebastián Tambusso, et al. · Fossil Imprint · 9
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Comment on “Isotopic insight on paleodiet of extinct Pleistocene megafaunal Xenarthrans from Argentina” by H. Bocherens, M. Cotte, R. A. Bonini, P. Straccia, D. Scian, L. Soibelzon and F. J. Prevosti, Gondwana Research, Volume 48, Issue 1, Pages 7–14
2018 · Richard A. Fariña, Luciano Varela · Gondwana Research · 9
Correction: Collagen Sequence Analysis of the Extinct Giant Ground Sloths Lestodon and Megatherium
2015 · Michael Buckley, Richard A. Fariña, et al. · PLoS ONE · 7
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Late Miocene mammalian burrows in the Camacho Formation of Uruguay reveal a complex community of ecosystem engineers
2023 · Luciano Varela, Ximena Martínez-Blanco, et al. · Evolving Earth · 6
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3D model related to the publication: Presence of the ground sloth Valgipes bucklandi (Xenarthra, Folivora, Scelidotheriinae) in southern Uruguay during the Late Pleistocene: Ecological and biogeographical implications
2021 · Luciano Varela, Carolina Lobato, et al. · MorphoMuseuM · 4
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Works count: 75
Citation count: 627
H-index: 14
I10-index: 19
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