Evolution of the family equidae, subfamily equinae, in north, central and south Aamerica, Eurasia and Africa during the Plio-Pleistocene

Cirilli, Omar ; Machado, Helena ; Arroyo-Cabrales, Joaquin ; Barrón-Ortiz, Christina I. ; Davis, Edward ; Jass, Christopher N. ; Jukar, Advait M. ; Landry, Zoe ; Marín-Leyva, Alejandro H. ; Pandolfi, Luca ; Pushkina, Diana ; Rook, Lorenzo ; Saarinen, Juha ; Scott, Eric ; Semprebon, Gina ; Strani, Flavia (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Villavicencio, Natalia A. ; Kaya, Ferhat ; Bernor, Raymond L.

Resumen: Studies of horse evolution arose during the middle of the 19th century, and several hypotheses have been proposed for their taxonomy, paleobiogeography, paleoecology and evolution. The present contribution represents a collaboration of 19 multinational experts with the goal of providing an updated summary of Pliocene and Pleistocene North, Central and South American, Eurasian and African horses. At the present time, we recognize 114 valid species across these continents, plus 4 North African species in need of further investigation. Our biochronology and biogeography sections integrate Equinae taxonomic records with their chronologic and geographic ranges recognizing regional biochronologic frameworks. The paleoecology section provides insights into paleobotany and diet utilizing both the mesowear and light microscopic methods, along with calculation of body masses. We provide a temporal sequence of maps that render paleoclimatic conditions across these continents integrated with Equinae occurrences. These records reveal a succession of extinctions of primitive lineages and the rise and diversification of more modern taxa. Two recent morphological-based cladistic analyses are presented here as competing hypotheses, with reference to molecular-based phylogenies. Our contribution represents a state-of-the art understanding of Plio-Pleistocene Equus evolution, their biochronologic and biogeographic background and paleoecological and paleoclimatic contexts.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.3390/biology11091258

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Biology 11, 9 (2022), 1258 [61 pp.]
ISSN: 2079-7737

Factor impacto JCR: 4.2 (2022)

Categ. JCR: BIOLOGY rank: 25 / 92 = 0.272 (2022) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.0 - Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Q2) - Immunology and Microbiology (Q3) - Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Q3)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.779 - Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Paleontología (Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra)