Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, from Yukon Territory, Canada
A fragmented radius of a late Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, has been recovered near Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada. The known northern limit of the species is thus extended approximately 3000 km, from the northeastern United States to north of the Arctic Circle in Pleistoce...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/e80-126 2024-04-28T08:09:55+00:00 Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, from Yukon Territory, Canada Beebe, B. F. 1980 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/e80-126 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/e80-126 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences volume 17, issue 9, page 1204-1209 ISSN 0008-4077 1480-3313 General Earth and Planetary Sciences journal-article 1980 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/e80-126 2024-04-09T06:56:31Z A fragmented radius of a late Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, has been recovered near Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada. The known northern limit of the species is thus extended approximately 3000 km, from the northeastern United States to north of the Arctic Circle in Pleistocene Beringia, and confirms the cold tolerance of the species. The small size of the specimen supports a theory that small size in P. compressus is correlated with periglacial environment. Although the age of the specimen is uncertain, a mid-Wisconsin age is inferred on the basis of availability of a route of dispersal to Beringia and palaeoecological evidence which suggest a largely treeless tundra dominated by sedges and grasses, but with a rich herb component. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Old Crow Tundra Beringia Yukon Canadian Science Publishing Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 17 9 1204 1209 |
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A fragmented radius of a late Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, has been recovered near Old Crow, Yukon Territory, Canada. The known northern limit of the species is thus extended approximately 3000 km, from the northeastern United States to north of the Arctic Circle in Pleistocene Beringia, and confirms the cold tolerance of the species. The small size of the specimen supports a theory that small size in P. compressus is correlated with periglacial environment. Although the age of the specimen is uncertain, a mid-Wisconsin age is inferred on the basis of availability of a route of dispersal to Beringia and palaeoecological evidence which suggest a largely treeless tundra dominated by sedges and grasses, but with a rich herb component. |
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Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, from Yukon Territory, Canada |
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Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, from Yukon Territory, Canada |
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Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, from Yukon Territory, Canada |
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Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, from Yukon Territory, Canada |
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Pleistocene peccary, Platygonus compressus Le Conte, from Yukon Territory, Canada |
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pleistocene peccary, platygonus compressus le conte, from yukon territory, canada |
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