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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Hauptverfasser: Rivera-Sylva, Héctor E. (VerfasserIn) , Frey, Eberhard (VerfasserIn) , Stinnesbeck, Wolfgang (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1 March 2017
In: Journal of South American earth sciences
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 75, Pages: 66-73
ISSN:0895-9811
DOI:10.1016/j.jsames.2017.01.008
Online-Zugang: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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Verfasserangaben:Héctor E. Rivera-Sylva, Eberhard Frey, Wolfgang Stinnesbeck, José Rubén Guzmán-Gutiérrez, Arturo H. González-González
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:0895-9811
DOI:10.1016/j.jsames.2017.01.008