First record of Smilodon fatalis Leidy, 1868 (Felidae, Machairodontinae) in the extra-Andean region of South America (late Pleistocene, Sopas Formation), Uruguay: Taxonomic and paleobiogeographic implications

Manzuetti, Aldo; Perea, Daniel; Ubilla, Martı́n; Rinderknecht, Andrés

doi:10.1016/j.quascirev.2017.11.024

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“…Por último, hacia el Pleistoceno Tardío P. concolor habría integrado un ensamble faunístico de carnívoros de gran porte mucho más rico que el actual (Logan y Sweanor, 2001;Prevosti y Vizcaíno, 2006;Prevosti y Martin, 2013;Prevosti y Forasiepi, 2018). Para Sudamérica se destacan principalmente los osos de rostro corto del género Arctotherium Burmeister, 1879, cánidos hipercarnívoros (Protocyon Giebel, 1855, Aenocyon (=Canis) dirus (Leidy, 1858)), félidos "dientes de sable" (Smilodon populator Lund, 1842, S. fatalis Leidy, 1868) y Panthera onca (Ubilla, 2004;Prevosti et al, 2009;Ubilla y Martínez, 2016;Prevosti y Forasiepi, 2018;Manzuetti et al, 2018Manzuetti et al, , 2020. Para Norteamérica el escenario fue algo más diverso: se pueden citar varios cánidos como A. dirus, C. lupus, C. latrans; úrsidos como Tremarctos floridanus Gidley, 1928, Arctodus spp., Ursus Linnaeus, 1758, y félidos como S. fatalis, Homotherium serum Cope, 1893, Panthera onca, Panthera atrox (Leidy, 1853) y Miracinonyx trumani (Orr, 1969) (ver entre otros Merriam y Stock, 1932;Logan y Sweanor, 2001).…”

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Nuevo registro de Puma concolor Linnaeus, 1771 (Carnivora, Felidae) para el Pleistoceno Tardío de Uruguay y su importancia paleoecológica

Manzuetti

Jones²,

Ubilla

et al. 2022

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Felidae entered South America from North America during the Ensenadan Stage/Age (Early to Middle Pleistocene). For Uruguay their fossil record is scarce but informative, although mostly correspond to large felids (Smilodon, Panthera onca). In this work describes fossil remain of a skull and a mandible assigned, based on morphology and statistical analysis, to Puma concolor. These materials were unearthed from Late Pleistocene sediments (Sopas Formation) from northern Uruguay. Based on these remains some paleobiological and paleoecological aspects are discussed. This specimen had a body mass of about 45 kg, with the potential capacity to hunt animals over 200 kg, which is in agreement with previous reports for other fossil puma remains. During Late Pleistocene, in the current territory of Uruguay, Puma concolor would have shared ecological niche with other large carnivore such as sabre-tooth cats (Smilodon populator, S. fatalis), the jaguar Panthera onca, the canid Protocyon troglodytes, and short-faced bears Arctotherium, feeding upon medium-sized animals in diverse environment.

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Nuevo registro de Puma concolor Linnaeus, 1771 (Carnivora, Felidae) para el Pleistoceno Tardío de Uruguay y su importancia paleoecológica

Manzuetti

Jones²,

Ubilla

et al. 2022

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“…Discussion. Smilodon populator was considered to be the sole representative of the genus Smilodon in South America until evidence was found in the Andean region of Ecuador and Peru, and recently in Uruguay of S. fatalis (Kurten and Werdelin, 1990;Manzuetti et al 2018) and S. gracilis in the Venezuelan Andes (Rincón et al, 2011). Manzuetti et al (op.…”

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Occurrence of the sabretooth cat Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) in the Cuvieri cave, eastern Brazil

Chahud¹

2020

Palaeontol Electron

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The saber-toothed cat Smilodon populator, typical of the Pleistocene of South America, is known for its teeth, cranial bones, and post-cranial bones (humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, astragalus, and phalanges). A specimen found in the Cuvieri Cave in Brazil based on small bones (calcaneal, ectocuneiform, and phalanges) is described and commented here. The osteological material has a complete calcaneal and an ectocuneiform that adds data on S. populator. The specimen is comparable in size to that of an adult lioness and represented the largest predator in the region. The associated fauna and age obtained for the material were also discussed.

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“…The origin of the genus Smilodon (Lund, 1842) is attributed to the Pliocene of North America, and several fossil records have been found across America up to the Pleistocene/Holocene boundary. Today, three species are recognized: S. gracilis Cope, 1880, S. fatalis Leidy, 1868 and S. populator Lund, 1842 (Manzuetti et al , 2018 and references therein).…”

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“…Cranial measurements (in mm) of the Smilodon populator sub-adult (LEG 2254) in comparison with mean values of adults of Smilodon fatalis(Kurten & Wederlin, 1990;Manzuetti et al, 2018), S. populator (Kurten & Wederlin, 1990Manzuetti et al, 2020 and Panthera onca (Dantas et al, 2022c) from South America.…”

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Record and paleoecological insights of a sub‐adult specimen of Smilodon populator Lund, 1842 found in a cave in Bahia, Brazil

Lima

Barbosa

Araújo‐Júnior

et al. 2022

J Quaternary Science

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The present paper describes new fossil materials (skull and some postcranial elements) collected in November 2020 in Engrunado cave in Nova Redenção municipality, Bahia, Brazil. This material was attributed to a sub‐adult specimen of Smilodon populator Lund, 1842, estimated to be 17–18 months old and with a body mass of 185 kg when it died. Based on its body mass, this individual could have hunted animals with a typical and maximum potential prey body mass of 302 and 1004 kg, respectively. Furthermore, it may have had a high dietary niche overlap with adult specimens of S. populator and other large carnivorans, such as Panthera onca (Linnaeus, 1758), probably hunting different species to avoid competition with them.

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First record of Smilodon fatalis Leidy, 1868 (Felidae, Machairodontinae) in the extra-Andean region of South America (late Pleistocene, Sopas Formation), Uruguay: Taxonomic and paleobiogeographic implications

Cited by 22 publications

References 12 publications

Nuevo registro de Puma concolor Linnaeus, 1771 (Carnivora, Felidae) para el Pleistoceno Tardío de Uruguay y su importancia paleoecológica

Nuevo registro de Puma concolor Linnaeus, 1771 (Carnivora, Felidae) para el Pleistoceno Tardío de Uruguay y su importancia paleoecológica

Occurrence of the sabretooth cat Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) in the Cuvieri cave, eastern Brazil

Record and paleoecological insights of a sub‐adult specimen of Smilodon populator Lund, 1842 found in a cave in Bahia, Brazil

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