Who eats the armadillos? Neotaphonomy of accumulations produced by the crowned eagle (buteogallus coronatus )
; Galmes, Maximiliano Adrián ; Barasoain Goñi, Daniel
; Tomassini, Rodrigo Leandro 
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10/2025
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Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
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Publicación Electrónica de la Asociación Paleontológica Argentina
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Los estudios neotafonómicos de vertebrados proveen información sobre los mecanismos y procesos que pueden modificar las características originales de los elementos esqueléticos de vertebrados actuales, y pueden usarse como análogos para interpretar el origen de asociaciones arqueológicas y paleontológicas. Se presenta la evaluación tafonómica de restos óseos no ingeridos (restos de presa) y huesos digeridos modificados, procedentes de egagrópilas del águila coronada (Buteogallus coronatus, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae). Los materiales proceden de nidos ubicados en el centro-oeste de la provincia de La Pampa, Argentina. Los restos de presa incluyen representantes de Aves, Iguania, Ophidia, Cingulata, Lagomorpha y Carnivora. Los huesos contenidos en las egagrópilas corresponden a Ophidia, Rodentia y osteodermos de dos armadillos Chlamyphoridae (Xenarthra, Cingulata). Parte de los osteodermos recuperados se asignaron a Zaedyus pichiy (Euphractinae), una especie común que habitualmente está presente en la dieta de B. coronatus. Los osteodermos de Zaedyus pichiy, recuperados de egagrópilas, presentan modificaciones en la ornamentación original y una reducción de su espesor. Varias egagrópilas también contenían osteodermos del pichiciego Chlamyphorus truncatus (Chlamyphorinae), un pequeño y paradigmático armadillo nocturno y fosorial, endémico del centro–oeste de la Argentina, que se registra por primera vez como parte de la dieta de esta ave rapaz. Esta primera mención de Chl. truncatus como parte de la dieta del águila coronada es relevante porque involucra dos especies simpátricas y poco conocidas, en un área donde este armadillo es endémico. El grado de modificación de los osteodermos de Chl. truncatus es extremo, por lo que se interpreta que su potencial de preservación en el registro fósil es muy bajo.
Neotaphonomic studies of vertebrates provide information about the mechanisms and processes that can modify the original characteristics of skeletal elements and can be used as analogues for interpretations on the origin of archeological and paleontological assemblages. The neotaphonomic evaluation of non-ingested bones (leftover prey remains) and modified digested bones by the crowned eagle (Buteogallus coronatus, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae) is presented. Bones were recovered from the nests located in the central–west La Pampa Province, Argentina. Leftover prey remains include representatives of Aves, Iguania, Ophidia, Cingulata, Lagomorpha, and Carnivora. Bones from pellets correspond to Ophidia, Rodentia, and osteoderms of two armadillos Chlamyphoridae (Xenarthra, Cingulata). Some of the latter correspond to pichi (Zaedyus pichiy Euphractinae), a common species that is usually located in the diet of B. coronatus. Zaedyus pichiy osteoderms, recovered from pellets, present modifications in the original ornamentation, as well as a reduction in their thickness. Various pellets also contained remains of the pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus, Chlamyphorinae), a small paradigmatic, nocturnal and fossorial species, endemic to centralwestern Argentina, which is recorded for the first time as part of this raptor diet. This first mention of Chl. truncatus being captured by the crowned eagle is relevant because it involves two little–known and sympatric species, in an area where this armadillo is endemic. Osteoderms of Chl. truncatus show an extreme degree of modification, and it is interpreted that its potential of preservation in the fossil record is very low.
Neotaphonomic studies of vertebrates provide information about the mechanisms and processes that can modify the original characteristics of skeletal elements and can be used as analogues for interpretations on the origin of archeological and paleontological assemblages. The neotaphonomic evaluation of non-ingested bones (leftover prey remains) and modified digested bones by the crowned eagle (Buteogallus coronatus, Accipitriformes, Accipitridae) is presented. Bones were recovered from the nests located in the central–west La Pampa Province, Argentina. Leftover prey remains include representatives of Aves, Iguania, Ophidia, Cingulata, Lagomorpha, and Carnivora. Bones from pellets correspond to Ophidia, Rodentia, and osteoderms of two armadillos Chlamyphoridae (Xenarthra, Cingulata). Some of the latter correspond to pichi (Zaedyus pichiy Euphractinae), a common species that is usually located in the diet of B. coronatus. Zaedyus pichiy osteoderms, recovered from pellets, present modifications in the original ornamentation, as well as a reduction in their thickness. Various pellets also contained remains of the pink fairy armadillo (Chlamyphorus truncatus, Chlamyphorinae), a small paradigmatic, nocturnal and fossorial species, endemic to centralwestern Argentina, which is recorded for the first time as part of this raptor diet. This first mention of Chl. truncatus being captured by the crowned eagle is relevant because it involves two little–known and sympatric species, in an area where this armadillo is endemic. Osteoderms of Chl. truncatus show an extreme degree of modification, and it is interpreted that its potential of preservation in the fossil record is very low.
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