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Regional Extinctions and Quaternary Shifts in the Geographic Range of Lestodelphys halli, the Southernmost Living Marsupial: Clues for Its Conservation

The Patagonian opossum (Lestodelphys halli), the southernmost living marsupial, inhabits dry and open environments, mainly in the Patagonian steppe (between ~32°S and ~49°S). Its rich fossil record shows its occurrence further north in Central Argentina during the Quaternary. The paleoenvironmental...

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Autores principales: Formoso, Anahí E., Martin, Gabriel M., Teta, Pablo, Carbajo, Aníbal E., Sauthier, Daniel E. Udrizar, Pardiñas, Ulyses F. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26203650
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132130