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Ecological Habit Inferences of the Extinct Porcupine Coendou magnus Lund, 1839 (Rodentia, Erethizontidae) from Brazilian Intertropical Region

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Through the use of two indices estimated from measurements of the humerus and ulna, we suggested the possible ecological habit of the extinct porcupine Coendou magnus Lund, 1839 from the Late Pleistocene in the Brazilian Intertropical Region. The analyzed specimen was found in Toca da Barriguda cave (Campo Formoso/BA, Brazil), weighed 9 kg, and lived in a low-density forest at 33,171-33,765 cal yr BP. All extant species of the Coendou genus are suspensory, and these indices suggest the same ecological habit for C. magnus.

Source: Anuário do Instituto de Geociências

DOI: 10.11137/1982-3908_2024_47_60193

Authors: Mário André Trindade Dantas, João Paulo Da Costa

Institutions: Universidade Federal da Bahia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Language: English

Topic: Evolution and Paleontology Studies

Subfield: Paleontology

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico