Project 4340: A. G. Kramarz, M. Bond, R. D. MacPhee. 2021. On the alleged perissodactyl affinities of the “condylarth” Escribania chubutensis and other endemic South American ungulate-like placentals. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 41 (4):null.
Abstract
Evolutionary relationships of the endemic South American ungulates (SANUs), both to each other and to other major placental clades, have been robustly debated for more than a century. Morphological evidence has not provided unambiguous resolution of these controversies, although recent paleoproteomic and paleogenomic analyses have supplied unequivocal evidence that at least Litopterna and Notoungulata are most closely related to each other and then to crown Perissodactyla. A recent study based on morphological characters has gone much further, claiming that litopterns and South American condylarths are stem to, or even nested within, Perissodactyla, but are not otherwise related to any North American clades of archaic ungulates. This study also concluded that the alleged shared presence of perissodactyls in Paleogene South America and India, along with several other biological groups, is evidence of a fluid biotic interchange early in the Cenozoic. Our assessment of this study revealed various conceptual and methodological errors, including misinterpretation of homologies, scoring errors, and failure to include relevant taxa such as Notoungulata. Our corrected phylogenetic analysis, performed with essentially the same taxon/character sampling and searching options, recovered all litopterns and their relatives in a single monophyletic clade, separate from the one representing Perissodactyla s.s. Both clades are clearly derived from Laurasian ungulate ancestors. In addition to the absence of true perissodactyls in Paleogene South America, most of the biological groups postulated as shared by both continents are not found in Paleogene strata of India. In sum, there is no meaningful evidence supporting the alleged multiclade, multiterrain biotic interchange.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2021.1986716
Project DOI: 10.7934/P4340, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4340
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- Creation Date:
29 July 2022 - Publication Date:
08 August 2022 - Project views: 4973
- Matrix downloads: 9
Authors' Institutions
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia
- American Museum of Natural History
- Museo de La Plata
Members
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Katherine Walton Project Administrator | 78 | 1 | 1 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 11568 (11568, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Brooke Long-Fox Full membership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M28885' (78 Taxa)
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[1] Didelphis Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 32 | 183 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[2] † Asioryctes Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 52 | 163 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[3] † Eotitanops Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 32 | 184 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[4] † Palaeosyops Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 11 | 204 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[5] † Orohippus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 15 | 200 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[6] † Epihippus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 67 | 148 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[7] † Mesohippus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 4 | 210 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[8] † Eohippus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 12 | 203 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[9] † Protorohippus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 14 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[10] † Xenicohippus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 21 | 196 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[11] † Sifrippus Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 83 | 139 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[12] † Pliolophus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 79 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[13] † Hyracotherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 105 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[14] † Palaeotherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 4 | 212 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[15] † Plagiolophus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 14 | 201 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[16] † Leptolophus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 89 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[17] † Hallensia Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 46 | 168 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[18] † Propachynolophus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 107 | 110 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[19] † Propalaeotherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 20 | 197 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[20] † Lambdotherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 35 | 180 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[21] † Homogalax Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 18 | 198 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[22] † Cardiolophus Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 55 | 162 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[23] † Eomoropus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 31 | 183 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[24] † Litolophus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 42 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[25] † Moropus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 11 | 203 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[26] † Lophiodon Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 14 | 200 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[27] † Isectolophus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 61 | 154 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[28] † Heptodon Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 12 | 203 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[29] † Helaletes Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 7 | 207 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[30] † Lophialetes Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 23 | 191 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[31] † Schlosseria Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 62 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[32] † Deperetella Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 60 | 155 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[33] † Teleolophus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 116 | 100 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[34] † Hyrachyus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 9 | 206 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[35] † Phenacodus Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 5 | 211 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[36] † Ectocion Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 65 | 150 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[37] † Tetraclaenodon Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 41 | 178 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[38] † Meniscotherium Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 8 | 212 | 206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[39] † Cambaytherium Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 36 | 184 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[40] † Nakusia Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 174 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[41] † Anthracobune Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 106 | 110 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[42] † Pilgrimella Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 117 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[43] † Radinskya Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 135 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[44] † Phenacolophus Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[45] † Eritherium Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 111 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[46] † Phosphatherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 83 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[47] † Moeritherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 51 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[48] † Numidotherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 48 | 166 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[49] † Dimaitherium Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 67 | 149 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[50] † Microhyrax Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[51] † Saghatherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 50 | 164 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[52] † Diacodexis Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 21 | 197 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[53] † Tiuclaenus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 117 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[54] † Molinodus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 126 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[55] † Simoclaenus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 129 | 86 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[56] † Pucanodus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 119 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[57] † Theosodon Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 17 | 198 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[58] † Asmithwoodwardia Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 117 | 99 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[59] † Didolodus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 102 | 114 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[60] † Cramauchenia Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 86 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[61] † Protolipterna Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 85 | 132 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[62] † Thoatherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 41 | 173 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[63] † Adiantoides Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[64] † Depaulacoutia Last Modified in 07/29/22 | 94 | 121 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[65] † Lamegoia Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 100 | 115 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[66] † Victorlemoinea Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 115 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[67] † Miguelsoria Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 112 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[68] † Tetramerorhinus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 15 | 200 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[69] † Diadiaphorus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 13 | 201 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[70] † Escribania Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 153 | 63 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[71] † Mioclaenus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 129 | 86 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[72] † Promioclaenus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 121 | 94 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[73] † Protoselene Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 130 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[74] † Litaletes Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 119 | 96 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[75] † Ellipsodon Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 115 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[76] † Choeroclaenus Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 139 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[77] † Orthaspidotherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 57 | 158 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[78] † Pleuraspidotherium Last Modified in 08/08/22 | 36 | 179 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Project views
type | number of views | Individual items viewed (where applicable) |
Total project views | 4973 | |
Media views | 951 | Media search (794 views); M846031 (157 views); |
Project overview | 381 | |
Matrix views | 265 | Matrix landing page (241 views); Kramarz, et al Supplemental Dzata 2 R1 (24 views); |
Taxon list | 2384 | |
Bibliography | 190 | |
Specimen list | 511 | |
Views for media list | 289 | |
Documents list | 2 |
Project downloads
type | number of downloads | Individual items downloaded (where applicable) |
Total downloads from project | 12 | |
Matrix downloads | 9 | Kramarz, et al Supplemental Dzata 2 R1 (9 downloads); |
Project downloads | 3 |