Cuvieronius Arellanoi Sp. N., Pleistocene Mastodon from the State of Oaxaca

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Published: Oct 16, 1970
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/igl.05437652e.1970.0.33.55
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mastodon, Pleistocene, Oaxaca

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Héctor Ochoterena F.
Geology Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Scientific Research Circuit S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, CDMX, Mexico.
Alicia Silva-Barcenas
Geology Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Scientific Research Circuit S/N, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, 04510, CDMX, Mexico.

Abstract

A new species of Mastodon: Cubieronius arellanoi sp. n. is described from the northwest part of Oaxaca. The new form is based on two molars and one tusk. The lithologic features of the rocks in which these fossils were found are similar to those of Becerra Formation of the Mexico Basin. The presence of the genus Cuvieronius Osborn suggests that it also belongs in the Upper Pleistocene.

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Ochoterena F., H., & Silva-Barcenas, A. (1970). Cuvieronius Arellanoi Sp. N., Pleistocene Mastodon from the State of Oaxaca. Paleontología Mexicana, (33), 1–29. https://doi.org/10.22201/igl.05437652e.1970.0.33.55
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No. 33 (1970): Cuvieronius Arellanoi Sp. N., Pleistocene Mastodon from the State of Oaxaca
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