Agostina Ferro

National Scientific and Technical Research Council | conicet

Here we describe a new notoungulate taxon, Pascualhyrax irqi sp. nov., from Eocene levels of north-western Argentina. The materials studied include cranial and dental remains and were exhumed in sediments of the Quebrada de los Colorados Formation, corresponding to the late middle Eocene (Bartonian). General traits of the referred specimens (e.g. h...

Until the discovery of the genus Punahyrax (Geste Formation) in different localities of Catamarca and Salta provinces, “archaeohyracids” were unknown in northwestern Argentina. Here we analyze the record of these notoungulates in the region through specimens known for the Geste Formation and new remains recovered from the lower levels of the Quebra...

Ligustrum lucidum es una especie exótica que está invadiendo fuertemente las Yungas Australes de Argentina, presenta frutos con pulpa carnosa que proporcionan alimento de aves que al ingerirlos dispersan sus semillas. Generalmente las aves frugívoras consumen completos los frutos y posteriormente sus semillas son defecadas o regurgitadas. Mediante...