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''Carodnia'' is the largest mammal known from the Paleocene of South America. It was heavily built and had large canines and cheek teeth with a crested pattern like the [[Uintatheriidae|uintatheres]] to which it can be related.<ref name="Paleo-mamm" /> In life, it would have been a tapir-sized animal. It bore strong resemblances to both some [[condylarth]]s and to [[dinocerata]]ns, although without tusks or [[ossicone]]s. |
''Carodnia'' is the largest mammal known from the Paleocene of South America. It was heavily built and had large canines and cheek teeth with a crested pattern like the [[Uintatheriidae|uintatheres]] to which it can be related.<ref name="Paleo-mamm" /> In life, it would have been a tapir-sized animal. It bore strong resemblances to both some [[condylarth]]s and to [[dinocerata]]ns, although without tusks or [[ossicone]]s. |
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==Description== |
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Simpson noted that ''Carodnia'' resembles the primitive [[Uintatheriidae|unitathere]] ''[[Probathyopsis]]''. Although Paula Couto also made the same favourable comparison, he placed ''Carodnia'' in the new order Xenungulata. {{Harvnb|Gingerich|1985}} concluded that ''Probathyopsis'' shares several dental characteristics with ''Carodnia'', but that in the latter the anterior dentition of is more reduced, the second lower and upper premolars are enlarged and pointed, and that the first and second molars are more lophodont. Gingerich thought the differences could justify a separate family for ''Carodnia'' but proposed that it should be included in ''Probathyopsis''. {{Harvnb|Cifelli|1883}} grouped ''Carodnia'' with [[Pyrotheria]] but later concluded that this was a mistake.<ref name="Gingerich">{{Harvnb|Gingerich|1985|pp=130–1}}</ref> |
Simpson noted that ''Carodnia'' resembles the primitive [[Uintatheriidae|unitathere]] ''[[Probathyopsis]]''. Although Paula Couto also made the same favourable comparison, he placed ''Carodnia'' in the new order Xenungulata. {{Harvnb|Gingerich|1985}} concluded that ''Probathyopsis'' shares several dental characteristics with ''Carodnia'', but that in the latter the anterior dentition of is more reduced, the second lower and upper premolars are enlarged and pointed, and that the first and second molars are more lophodont. Gingerich thought the differences could justify a separate family for ''Carodnia'' but proposed that it should be included in ''Probathyopsis''. {{Harvnb|Cifelli|1883}} grouped ''Carodnia'' with [[Pyrotheria]] but later concluded that this was a mistake.<ref name="Gingerich">{{Harvnb|Gingerich|1985|pp=130–1}}</ref> |
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''Carodnia'' is characterized by bilophodont<ref name="loph" group="explain">A loph is a crest on the crown of a tooth. A bilophodont tooth has two parallel lophs running transversally across the tooth.</ref> first and second molars and more complex lophate<ref name="loph" group="explain" /> third molars, which suggests possible links to pyrotheres, uintatheres, and even [[Arctocyonidae|arctocyonids]]. The bones of the foot are short and robust and the digits terminate in broad, flat, and unfissured hoof-like unguals, unlike any other known meridiungulate.<ref>{{Harvnb|Rose|2006|loc=Xenungulata, p. 238}}</ref> |
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''C. feruglioi'' and ''C. cabrerai'' (from the [[Riochican]] [[South American Land Mammal Age|SALMA]] of [[Patagonia]])<ref name="Gingerich" /> are known from only a few dental remains. ''C. vieirai'' (from the [[Itaboraian]] SALMA of [[Itaborai]])<ref name="Gingerich" /> is known from much more complete dental, cranial, and postcranial remains including an almost complete mandible, many vertebrae, and several partial leg bones.<ref>{{Harvnb|Paula Couto|1952| pp=371–2}}</ref> |
''C. feruglioi'' and ''C. cabrerai'' (from the [[Riochican]] [[South American Land Mammal Age|SALMA]] of [[Patagonia]])<ref name="Gingerich" /> are known from only a few dental remains. ''C. vieirai'' (from the [[Itaboraian]] SALMA of [[Itaborai]])<ref name="Gingerich" /> is known from much more complete dental, cranial, and postcranial remains including an almost complete mandible, many vertebrae, and several partial leg bones.<ref>{{Harvnb|Paula Couto|1952| pp=371–2}}</ref> |
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When {{Harvnb|Simpson|1935}} first described ''Carodnia'' and ''Ctalecarodnia'', the former was known only from a left lower molar which was lacking in the latter, making a comparison very difficult. {{Harvnb|Paula Couto|1952}}, based on considerably more complete remains, concluded that the molars and premolars of both are indistinguishable and therefore reduced ''Ctalecarodnia'' to a synonym. Paula Couto also noted that the dentition of ''C. cabrerai'' and ''C. feruglioi'' are similar except in size, and that ''C. feruglioi'' can be a juvenile ''C. cabrerai'', but nevertheless left them as two distinct species.<ref>{{Harvnb|Paula Couto|1952| pp=372–3}}</ref> |
When {{Harvnb|Simpson|1935}} first described ''Carodnia'' and ''Ctalecarodnia'', the former was known only from a left lower molar which was lacking in the latter, making a comparison very difficult. {{Harvnb|Paula Couto|1952}}, based on considerably more complete remains, concluded that the molars and premolars of both are indistinguishable and therefore reduced ''Ctalecarodnia'' to a synonym. Paula Couto also noted that the dentition of ''C. cabrerai'' and ''C. feruglioi'' are similar except in size, and that ''C. feruglioi'' can be a juvenile ''C. cabrerai'', but nevertheless left them as two distinct species.<ref>{{Harvnb|Paula Couto|1952| pp=372–3}}</ref> |
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==Explanations== |
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Carodnia is an extinct genus of South American ungulate known from the Paleocene of Brazil and Argentina.[2] Carodnia is placed in the order Xenungulata together with Etayoa and Notoetayoa.[3]
Carodnia is the largest mammal known from the Paleocene of South America. It was heavily built and had large canines and cheek teeth with a crested pattern like the uintatheres to which it can be related.[2] In life, it would have been a tapir-sized animal. It bore strong resemblances to both some condylarths and to dinoceratans, although without tusks or ossicones.
Description
Simpson noted that Carodnia resembles the primitive unitathere Probathyopsis. Although Paula Couto also made the same favourable comparison, he placed Carodnia in the new order Xenungulata. Gingerich 1985 concluded that Probathyopsis shares several dental characteristics with Carodnia, but that in the latter the anterior dentition of is more reduced, the second lower and upper premolars are enlarged and pointed, and that the first and second molars are more lophodont. Gingerich thought the differences could justify a separate family for Carodnia but proposed that it should be included in Probathyopsis. Cifelli 1883 grouped Carodnia with Pyrotheria but later concluded that this was a mistake.[4]
Carodnia is characterized by bilophodont[explain 1] first and second molars and more complex lophate[explain 1] third molars, which suggests possible links to pyrotheres, uintatheres, and even arctocyonids. The bones of the foot are short and robust and the digits terminate in broad, flat, and unfissured hoof-like unguals, unlike any other known meridiungulate.[5]
C. feruglioi and C. cabrerai (from the Riochican SALMA of Patagonia)[4] are known from only a few dental remains. C. vieirai (from the Itaboraian SALMA of Itaborai)[4] is known from much more complete dental, cranial, and postcranial remains including an almost complete mandible, many vertebrae, and several partial leg bones.[6]
When Simpson 1935 first described Carodnia and Ctalecarodnia, the former was known only from a left lower molar which was lacking in the latter, making a comparison very difficult. Paula Couto 1952, based on considerably more complete remains, concluded that the molars and premolars of both are indistinguishable and therefore reduced Ctalecarodnia to a synonym. Paula Couto also noted that the dentition of C. cabrerai and C. feruglioi are similar except in size, and that C. feruglioi can be a juvenile C. cabrerai, but nevertheless left them as two distinct species.[7]
Explanations
Notes
- ^ Carodnia in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved May 2013.
- ^ a b "Pantodonts, uintatheres and xenungulates: The first large herbivorous mammals". Paleocene Mammals. August 2005. Retrieved May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Xenungulata". Palaeocritti. Retrieved May 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c Gingerich 1985, pp. 130–1
- ^ Rose 2006, Xenungulata, p. 238
- ^ Paula Couto 1952, pp. 371–2
- ^ Paula Couto 1952, pp. 372–3
References
- Cifelli, Richard (1983). "Eutherian tarsals from the late Paleocene of Brazil". American Museum novitates. 2761. OCLC 10601277. Retrieved May 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Gingerich, Philip D. (1985). "South American Mammals in the Paleocene of North America". In Stehli, Francis G.; Webb, S. David (eds.). The Great American Biotic Interchange (PDF). Topics in Geobiology. Vol. 4. Springer. pp. 123–137. doi:10.1007/978-1-4684-9181-4_5. ISBN 978-1-4684-9183-8. OCLC 716806225. Retrieved May 2013.
{{cite book}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Rose, Kenneth David (2006). The beginning of the age of mammals. Baltimore: JHU Press. ISBN 0801884721.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Paula Couto, Carlos, de (1952). "Fossil mammals from the beginning of the Cenozoic in Brazil. Condylarthra, Litopterna, Xenungulata, and Astrapotheria". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 99: 355–394. OCLC 18189741. Retrieved May 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Invalid|ref=harv(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Simpson, George Gaylord (1935). "Descriptions of the oldest known South American mammals, from the Río Chico Formation". American Museum Novitates. Publications of the Scarritt Expeditions, no. 24. 793. OCLC 44083494. Retrieved May 2013.
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