Mexican ceratopsids: considerations on their diversity and biogeography
During the past decade, three taxa of ceratopsid ornithischians have been described from Mexico. Apparently, this group experienced a regional diversification in this area. To date Mexican Ceratopsia are represented by three species, one of which is a centrosaurine and two are chasmosaurines. Here w...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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1 March 2017
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Journal of South American earth sciences
Year: 2017, Volume: 75, Pages: 66-73 |
| ISSN: | 0895-9811 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsames.2017.01.008 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2017.01.008 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895981116302917 
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| Author Notes: | Héctor E. Rivera-Sylva, Eberhard Frey, Wolfgang Stinnesbeck, José Rubén Guzmán-Gutiérrez, Arturo H. González-González |
| Summary: | During the past decade, three taxa of ceratopsid ornithischians have been described from Mexico. Apparently, this group experienced a regional diversification in this area. To date Mexican Ceratopsia are represented by three species, one of which is a centrosaurine and two are chasmosaurines. Here we provide a critical review on Mexican ceratopsians and formally name a new centrosaurine ceratopsid species from the Campanian Aguja Formation as Yehuecauhceratops mudei. We also discuss possible causes for the rapid endemic diversification of Mexican ceratopsians. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 11.07.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 0895-9811 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jsames.2017.01.008 |