La Paleontóloga Silvina De Valais, del Museo Patagónico de Ciencias Naturales, General Roca, Río Negro, Argentina, acaba de publicar un nuevo trabajo sobre la revisión del ichnogénero Ameghinichnus. Este ichnogénero, estudiado por Casamiquela en 1961, proviene de de la Estancia Laguna Manantiales, de la Formación La Matilde, Jurásico Medio, Santa Cruz, Argentina.
Abstract: The ichnological assemblage from the Estancia Laguna Manantiales, from the Middle Jurassic La Matilde Formation, Santa Cruz province, Argentina, is exceptional both in diversity and abundance. It is composed of mammal, dinosaur, invertebrate, and root traces. The most significant and abundant specimens are those assigned to the ichnogenus Ameghinichnus Casamiquela, 1961. This ichnogenus is revised and an emendation of its diagnosis is suggested. The inclusion of all the known specimens to the type ichnospecies, Ameghinichnus patagonicus Casamiquela, 1961, is challenged and some specimens are placed in a new ichnospecies, Ameghinichnus manantialensis isp. nov. Similar tracks from other ichnological localities worldwide were previously referred to Ameghinichnus, but only Eopentapodiscus (Ellenberger, 1970), from South Africa is considered as a junior synonym of Ameghinichnus. The ichnotaxobases used to classify tracks with mammalian affinities at ichnogeneric and ichnospecific levels are evaluated and re-assessed ichnotaxonomic criteria are proposed. Different criteria used to distinguish mammalian imprints from non-mammalian tracks are commented.
Abstract: The ichnological assemblage from the Estancia Laguna Manantiales, from the Middle Jurassic La Matilde Formation, Santa Cruz province, Argentina, is exceptional both in diversity and abundance. It is composed of mammal, dinosaur, invertebrate, and root traces. The most significant and abundant specimens are those assigned to the ichnogenus Ameghinichnus Casamiquela, 1961. This ichnogenus is revised and an emendation of its diagnosis is suggested. The inclusion of all the known specimens to the type ichnospecies, Ameghinichnus patagonicus Casamiquela, 1961, is challenged and some specimens are placed in a new ichnospecies, Ameghinichnus manantialensis isp. nov. Similar tracks from other ichnological localities worldwide were previously referred to Ameghinichnus, but only Eopentapodiscus (Ellenberger, 1970), from South Africa is considered as a junior synonym of Ameghinichnus. The ichnotaxobases used to classify tracks with mammalian affinities at ichnogeneric and ichnospecific levels are evaluated and re-assessed ichnotaxonomic criteria are proposed. Different criteria used to distinguish mammalian imprints from non-mammalian tracks are commented.
Resúmen: La asociación icnológica de la Estancia Laguna Manantiales, de la Formación La Matilde, Jurásico Medio, provincia de Santa Cruz, Argentina, es excepcional tanto en diversidad como en abundancia. La misma est compuesta por trazas de mamíferos, dinosaurios, invertebrados y de raíces. Los especímenes más significativos y abundantes son aquellos correspondientes al icnogénero Ameghinichnus Casamiquela, 1961. Se revisa el icnogénero y se sugiere una enmienda a su diagnosis. Se cuestiona que todos los ejemplares pertenezcan a la icnoespecie tipo, Ameghinichnus patagonicus Casamiquela, 1961, y algunos especímenes son ubicados en una icnoespecie diferente, Ameghinichnus manantialensis isp. nov. Huellas similares provenientes de otras localidades icnológicas del mundo han sido previamente referidas a Ameghinichnus, pero sólo se considera sinónimo junior de Ameghinichnus a Eopentapodiscus (Ellenberger, 1970), de Sudáfrica. Se evalúan las icnotaxobases usadas para clasificar huellas con afinidad mamaliana a nivel icnogenérico e icnoespecífico, y se propone una nueva evaluación de los criterios icnotaxonómicos. Se discuten distintos criterios usados para diferenciar huellas mamalianas de las no mamalianas.
De Valais, S., 2009. Ichnotaxonomic revision of Ameghinichnus, a mammalian ichnogenus from the Middle Jurassic La Matilde Formation, Santa Cruz province, Argentina. Zootaxa 2203: 1–21
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