Revisión del género Neohipparion (Mammalia-Perissodactyla) en México

  • Ismael Ferrusquía-Villafranca Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México 20, D. F.
  • Óscar Carranza-Castañeda Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, México 20, D. F.
Keywords: genus Neohipparion, middle Pliocene, Mexico

Abstract

Seven Neohipparion species from three local faunas in as many Mexican States have been described ; these are: Neohipparion montezuma (Leidy) 1882, Neohipparion peninsulatum (Cope), 1885 and Neohipparion rectidens (Cope), 1886 from the Tehuichila local fauna, middle Pliocene of Hidalgo State; Neohipparion floresi Stirton, 1955 and Neohipparion arellanoi Stirton, 1955 from the Yepómera local fauna, middle Pliocene of Chihuahua State; Neohipparion otomii Mooser, 1959 and Neohipparion monias Mooser, 1963 from the Rancho El Ocote local fauna, middle Pliocene of Guanajuato State.

The study of the extensive collection from the last locality called for a taxonomic revision of these species... In order to continue, download the full paper in PDF.

Published
2019-04-10
Section
Regular Papers