New Seal (Carnivora, Phocidae) Record from the Late Miocene–Pliocene of Guafo Island, Southern Chile

IF 1.2 4区 地球科学 Q3 PALEONTOLOGY Ameghiniana Pub Date : 2022-09-15 DOI:10.5710/AMGH.06.07.2022.3498
Ana M. Valenzuela-Toro, N. Pyenson
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Abstract. Several remains of fossil phocids (i.e., true seals) have been consistently reported from the Late Miocene and Pliocene strata from the southwestern coast of South America. These fossils, along with those from fossil otariids (fur seals and sea lions), indicate that a widespread turnover from a phocid- to an otariid-dominated fauna in the Southern Hemisphere transpired during the Late Pliocene or Early Pleistocene. The Neogene fossil record of phocids is primarily dominated by occurrences from southern Peru and northern Chile, with a few isolated findings from central Chile. Until now, no records of fossil seals have been documented from southern Chile, constraining our understanding of the latitudinal variability of the pinniped assemblages and the mechanisms by which their faunal turnover occurred. Here we report the fossil remains of a fossil seal (Monachinae indet.) from the Late Miocene–Pliocene sediments of Guafo Island in the south of Chile. These remains constitute the southernmost occurrence of a fossil seal from the South Pacific Ocean, expanding their geographic range in the southeastern coast of South America more than 1000 km. This finding reveals that phocids inhabited temperate and subantarctic regions in Chilean Patagonia during the late Neogene, suggesting a broader environmental tolerance than previously recognized. Resumen. Diversos restos de fócidos fósiles (focas) han sido consistentemente reportados en niveles del Mioceno Tardío y Plioceno de América del Sur. Estos fósiles, junto a aquellos de otáridos fósiles (lobos marinos), indican que durante el Plioceno Tardío o Pleistoceno Temprano se produjo un recambio generalizado desde una fauna dominada por fócidos a una dominada por otáridos en el Hemisferio Sur. El registro fósil de fócidos del Neógeno está dominado principalmente por ocurrencias en el sur de Perú y el norte de Chile, con algunos hallazgos aislados en el centro de Chile. Hasta ahora, no se han reportado focas fósiles en el sur de Chile, limitando nuestra comprensión de la variabilidad latitudinal de los ensambles de pinnípedos, así como de los mecanismos por los cuales ocurrió su recambio faunístico. Aquí describimos los restos fósiles de una foca fósil (Monachinae indet.) de los sedimentos del Mioceno Tardío-Plioceno de la Isla Guafo en el sur de Chile. Estos restos constituyen la ocurrencia más austral de una foca fósil en el Océano Pacífico Sur, ampliando su rango de distribución geográfica en la costa sureste de América del Sur en más de 1000 km. Este hallazgo revela que los fócidos habitaron regiones templadas y subantárticas a lo largo de la Patagonia Chilena durante el Neógeno tardío, lo que sugiere una tolerancia ambiental más amplia que la reconocida anteriormente para este grupo.
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智利南部瓜福岛中新世-上新世新海豹(食肉目,Phocidae)记录
摘要。从南美西南海岸的晚中新世和上新世地层中不断报告了几处化石残留物(即真正的海豹)。这些化石以及奥塔里德化石(毛皮海豹和海狮)的化石表明,上新世晚期或更新世早期,南半球由一种phocid-向一种以奥塔里德为主导的动物群的广泛转变。PHOCIDS的新第三纪化石记录主要以秘鲁南部和智利北部的事件为主,智利中部有一些孤立的发现。到目前为止,智利南部还没有记录到化石印章的记录,这限制了我们对pinniped组件的纬度变异性以及它们发生动物转变的机制的理解。在这里,我们报告了一个化石印章(Monachinae Indet.)的遗骸。来自智利南部瓜福岛的中新世晚期-上新世沉积物。这些遗骸是南太平洋化石印章最南端的出现,将其地理范围扩大到南美东南海岸1000多公里。这一发现表明,新石器时代晚期,智利巴塔哥尼亚的气温和亚南极地区居住着phocids,表明环境耐受性比以前认识的要广。总结。在南美洲中新世晚期和上新世的水平上,不断报告了各种化石(海豹)遗骸。这些化石与海洋化石(海狼)的化石一起表明,在上新世晚期或更新世早期,南半球普遍发生了从以叶酸为主的动物到以海洋为主导的动物的转变。新生代叶酸的化石记录主要发生在秘鲁南部和智利北部,智利中部有一些孤立的发现。到目前为止,智利南部还没有化石海豹的报告,这限制了我们对羽扇组合的纬度变异性以及它们发生动物群更替的机制的理解。在这里,我们描述了智利南部瓜福岛晚中新世-上新世沉积物中一只化石海豹(Monachinae Indet.)的化石遗骸。这些遗骸是南太平洋化石海豹最南端的一种,将其在南美洲东南海岸的地理分布范围扩大了1000多公里。这一发现表明,在新石器时代晚期,智利巴塔哥尼亚沿岸的温带和亚南极地区生活着叶酸,这表明这一群体的环境耐受性比以前所承认的要广泛。
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Ameghiniana
Ameghiniana 地学-古生物学
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期刊介绍: Ameghiniana is a bimonthly journal that publishes original contributions on all disciplines related to paleontology, with a special focus on the paleontology of Gondwana and the biotic history of the southern hemisphere. Published yearly since 1957, it has undoubtedly become the main palaeontological publication from Latin America. Ameghiniana has recently broadened its editorial board, reorganized its production process, and increased to a bimonthly frequency, which resulted in a significant decrease in the turn around time.
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