A new anhingid (1 Viewer)

[Fred Ruhe]

Juan M. Diederle & Federico Agnolin, 2017 in press

New anhingid (Aves, Suliformes) from the middle Miocene of Río Negro province, Patagonia, Argentina

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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2017.1284835

Abstract:

During the Miocene in South America, the family Anhingidae constitutes one of the most conspicuous faunal elements. However, the anhingid record from Patagonia is still sparse. The aim of the present contribution is to describe a new species of Macranhinga coming from Colloncuran levels (early middle Miocene) in Río Negro province, north-central Patagonia (Argentina). The new species is represented by an incomplete proximal end of a tarsometatarsus, distal end of a tibiotarsus, and distal end of a humerus. The phylogenetic relationships of the new species within Macranhinga remains unresolved. South American Neogene anhingids share a number of features that suggest they may belong to a monophyletic clade within this family. Anhingid records from the Miocene of Patagonia indicate that the diversity of this family was far more diverse (at least 4 different species) than currently understood, and was possible comparable to that shown by Miocene beds of Mesopotamian in Argentina and Acre in Brazil.

http://www.zoobang.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3FC228E8-4E2C-4DFD-AB91-79F32269CA98

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Fred

 

[Fred Ruhe]

A second paper by Juan Diederle will be published soon:

Juan M. Diederle, 2017 in press
TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE NEOGENE SNAKEBIRD ANHINGA FRAILEYI CAMPBELL, 1996 (AVES, ANHINGIDAE)
Ameghiniana future issues.

There is no abstract and the full tekst is subscribers only, so at the moment I cannot inform you any better, but I have asked Dr. Diederle for the papers, so we have to wait a little (I hope)

Fred

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Juan M. Diederle & Federico Agnolin, 2017 in press

New anhingid (Aves, Suliformes) from the middle Miocene of Río Negro province, Patagonia, Argentina

Historical Biology Latest Articles
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2017.1284835

Abstract:

During the Miocene in South America, the family Anhingidae constitutes one of the most conspicuous faunal elements. However, the anhingid record from Patagonia is still sparse. The aim of the present contribution is to describe a new species of Macranhinga coming from Colloncuran levels (early middle Miocene) in Río Negro province, north-central Patagonia (Argentina). The new species is represented by an incomplete proximal end of a tarsometatarsus, distal end of a tibiotarsus, and distal end of a humerus. The phylogenetic relationships of the new species within Macranhinga remains unresolved. South American Neogene anhingids share a number of features that suggest they may belong to a monophyletic clade within this family. Anhingid records from the Miocene of Patagonia indicate that the diversity of this family was far more diverse (at least 4 different species) than currently understood, and was possible comparable to that shown by Miocene beds of Mesopotamian in Argentina and Acre in Brazil.

http://www.zoobang.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3FC228E8-4E2C-4DFD-AB91-79F32269CA98

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Fred

The new species is Macranhinga ameghinoi Diederle & Agnolin, 2017

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[Fred Ruhe]

For Björn and all the others who like to know about etymologies:

Macranhinga
ETIMOLOGIA: Del griego, macros: grande y del género Anhinga Brisson, 1760.
From the Greek, nacros: great, big and the genus Anhinga Brisson, 1760. (my translation)

Ameghinoi:
Derivation of the name. Ameghinoi, honours the great Argentinian paleontologist Florentino Ameghino (1857–1911), who discovered the first fossil anhingid remains from Patagonia (Diederle 2015a).

With thanks to Jorge I. Noriega and Federico Agnolin.

 

[Fred Ruhe]

A second paper by Juan Diederle will be published soon:

Juan M. Diederle, 2017 in press
TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE NEOGENE SNAKEBIRD ANHINGA FRAILEYI CAMPBELL, 1996 (AVES, ANHINGIDAE)
Ameghiniana future issues.

There is no abstract and the full tekst is subscribers only, so at the moment I cannot inform you any better, but I have asked Dr. Diederle for the papers, so we have to wait a little (I hope)

Fred

I have the paper: Diederle places Anhinga fraileyi Campbell, 1996 in synonymy with Macranhinfa paranensis Noriega, 1992.

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Fred

 

[juandiederle]

Hi, Fred. Thank you very much for posting our work. I was looking for how to contact you, because I was not able to do it by mail. I can pass the link of the work "Diederle, J.M. and Agnolin, F. 2017. New anhingido (Aves, Suliformes) of the middle Miocene of the province of Río Negro, Patagonia, Argentina Historical Biology.
Http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8yCAIeB6RNJh3eBZyJAh/full

Your passion for disclosure of new discoveries in bird paleontology is admirable. Count on me. Thank you very much again.
Best regards.
Juan

 

[Fred Ruhe]

Thank you Juan for your nice words, avian paleontology and evolution are my passion.

both papers can be best downloaded from the researchgate website:
New Anhingid...: https://www.researchgate.net/public...ene_of_Rio_Negro_province_Patagonia_Argentina

and

Taxonomic status...: https://www.researchgate.net/public...NHINGA_FRAILEYI_CAMPBELL_1996_AVES_ANHINGIDAE

Have fun,

Fred