Artículo
Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America
Luna, Carlos Alberto
; Pool, Roy R.; Ercoli, Marcos Darío
; Chimento, Nicolás Roberto
; Barbosa, Fernando H.; Zurita, Alfredo Eduardo
; Cuaranta, Pedro
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Fecha de publicación:
05/2023
Editorial:
Elsevier
Revista:
Palaeoworld
ISSN:
1871-174X
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
The knowledge of the paleopathologies that affected large mammals during the Pleistocene of South America has increased in the last years, but most of the reported cases belong to the endemic clade Xenarthra. On the contrary, almost no case of diseases is known among representatives of other clades, such as Carnivora. Here we present and describe an inflammatory lesion in a left metacarpal IV assigned to the saber tooth Smilodon populator (Felidae) from the Late Pleistocene (ca. 100 ka; MIS 5) of Northeastern Argentina. The macroscopic and radiologic analyses reveal features consistent with chronic osteomyelitis, which in turn represents the first accurate record of an infectious process in a limb of this predator. This injury presumably caused lameness and loss of toe flexion, and considerably reduced the hunting abilities of this top predator, which used its robust forelimbs, particularly wide forepaws, and powerful back muscles to catch and bring down large prey.
Palabras clave:
ARGENTINA
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INFECTION
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OSTEOMYELITIS
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PALEOPATHOLOGY
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QUATERNARY
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SABERTOOTH CATS
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Colecciones
Articulos(CECOAL)
Articulos de CENTRO DE ECOLOGIA APLICADA DEL LITORAL (I)
Articulos de CENTRO DE ECOLOGIA APLICADA DEL LITORAL (I)
Articulos(MACNBR)
Articulos de MUSEO ARG.DE CS.NAT "BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA"
Articulos de MUSEO ARG.DE CS.NAT "BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA"
Citación
Luna, Carlos Alberto; Pool, Roy R.; Ercoli, Marcos Darío; Chimento, Nicolás Roberto; Barbosa, Fernando H.; et al.; Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America; Elsevier; Palaeoworld; 5-2023; 1-19
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