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M3#1475

Holotype of Speothos pacivorus

Data citation: Juan V. Ruiz Logo, Christina Kyriakouli Logo, Kasper Hansen Logo, Carsten Gundlach Logo, Gabriel S. Ferreira Logo, Fabio A. Machado Logo, Pedro L. Godoy Logo, Mariela C. Castro Logo and Felipe C. Montefeltro Logo, 2024. M3#1475. doi: 10.18563/m3.sf.1475

Model solid/transparent

Specimen infos
Collection

Information
Sex : indet

Age group : Subadult

Age (if applicable) : Pleistocene

Material Type : cranium

Origin : Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Taxonomy
Class : Mammalia

Order : Carnivora

Family : Canidae

Genus : Speothos

Species :pacivorus


Description
Holotype

Related article
The Fossils of Speothos pacivorus (Carnivora: Canidae) at the Peter Lund/Quaternary Collection of the Natural History Museum of Denmark
Juan V. Ruiz, Christina Kyriakouli, Kasper Hansen, Carsten Gundlach, Gabriel S. Ferreira, Fabio A. Machado, Pedro L. Godoy, Mariela C. Castro and Felipe C. Montefeltro
Published online: 14/05/2024

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; Canidae; Lagoa Santa Karst; Pleistocene; Speothos

https://doi.org/10.18563/journal.m3.229

  Abstract

    Speothos pacivorus is an extinct South American canid (Canidae: Cerdocyonina) from the Pleistocene of Lagoa Santa Karst, Central Brazil. This taxon is one of the hypercarnivore canids that vanished from the continent at the end of Pleistocene. Although all remains of Speothos pacivorus were collected in the 19th century by the Danish naturalist Peter W. Lund, few studies have committed to an in-depth analysis of the taxon and the known specimens. Here, we analyzed all biological remains of S. pacivorus hosted in the Peter Lund/Quaternary Collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, by listing and illustrating all its specimens known to date. We also conducted a reconstruction of the holotype, an almost complete cranium, based on a µCT scan, producing an undeformed and crack-free three-dimensional model. With this data available we aim to foster new research on this elusive species. 


  M3 article infos

Published in Volume 10, issue 02 (2024)

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