Morphometry of Catagonus stenocephalus (Lund in Reinhardt 1880) (Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) and taxonomical considerations about Catagonus Ameghino 1904

Authors

  • Rafaela Velloso Missagia Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
  • Rodrigo Parisi-Dutra Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
  • Mario Alberto Cozzuol Laboratório de Paleozoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2016.23853

Keywords:

Catagonus stenocephalus, morphometric analysis, Quaternary, taxonomy

Abstract

Factors such as the discordance on the choice of characters by different authors and the fragmentary condition of the majority of fossils are responsible for many issues on the taxonomy of the South American Tayassuidae. The extinct Tayassuidae species Catagonus stenocephalus (Lund in Reinhardt 1880) presents a confuse nomenclatural history and a questionable genus designation. The morphometric analysis performed in this study, based on craniomandibular and dental characters, allowed to distinguished three groups morphologically distant from each other within the Catagonus genus. This result highlights the need for more precise phylogenetic analysis for the definition of taxonomic groups in the South American Tayassuidae.

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Published

2016-02-01

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1 (2016):

Section

Short communications

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Morphometry of Catagonus stenocephalus (Lund in Reinhardt 1880) (Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) and taxonomical considerations about Catagonus Ameghino 1904. (2016). Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 12(1), 39-44. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2016.23853