Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America
The knowledge of the paleopathologies that affected large mammals during the Pleistocene of South America has increased in the last years, but most of the reported cases belong to the endemic clade Xenarthra. On the contrary, almost no case of diseases is known among representatives of other clades,...
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| Data de publicação: | 2023 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Recursos: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
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| Idioma: | Inglês |
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| Palavra-chave: | ARGENTINA INFECTION OSTEOMYELITIS PALEOPATHOLOGY QUATERNARY SABERTOOTH CATS https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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| author | Luna, Carlos Alberto |
| author2 | Pool, Roy R. Ercoli, Marcos Darío Chimento, Nicolás Roberto Barbosa, Fernando H. Zurita, Alfredo Eduardo Cuaranta, Pedro |
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| author_browse | Barbosa, Fernando H. Chimento, Nicolás Roberto Cuaranta, Pedro Ercoli, Marcos Darío Luna, Carlos Alberto Pool, Roy R. Zurita, Alfredo Eduardo |
| author_facet | Luna, Carlos Alberto Pool, Roy R. Ercoli, Marcos Darío Chimento, Nicolás Roberto Barbosa, Fernando H. Zurita, Alfredo Eduardo Cuaranta, Pedro |
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| description | The knowledge of the paleopathologies that affected large mammals during the Pleistocene of South America has increased in the last years, but most of the reported cases belong to the endemic clade Xenarthra. On the contrary, almost no case of diseases is known among representatives of other clades, such as Carnivora. Here we present and describe an inflammatory lesion in a left metacarpal IV assigned to the saber tooth Smilodon populator (Felidae) from the Late Pleistocene (ca. 100 ka; MIS 5) of Northeastern Argentina. The macroscopic and radiologic analyses reveal features consistent with chronic osteomyelitis, which in turn represents the first accurate record of an infectious process in a limb of this predator. This injury presumably caused lameness and loss of toe flexion, and considerably reduced the hunting abilities of this top predator, which used its robust forelimbs, particularly wide forepaws, and powerful back muscles to catch and bring down large prey. |
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| identifier_str_mv | Luna, Carlos Alberto; Pool, Roy R.; Ercoli, Marcos Darío; Chimento, Nicolás Roberto; Barbosa, Fernando H.; et al.; Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America; Elsevier; Palaeoworld; 5-2023; 1-19 1871-174X CONICET Digital CONICET |
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| spelling | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America Luna, Carlos Alberto Pool, Roy R. Ercoli, Marcos Darío Chimento, Nicolás Roberto Barbosa, Fernando H. Zurita, Alfredo Eduardo Cuaranta, Pedro ARGENTINA INFECTION OSTEOMYELITIS PALEOPATHOLOGY QUATERNARY SABERTOOTH CATS https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 The knowledge of the paleopathologies that affected large mammals during the Pleistocene of South America has increased in the last years, but most of the reported cases belong to the endemic clade Xenarthra. On the contrary, almost no case of diseases is known among representatives of other clades, such as Carnivora. Here we present and describe an inflammatory lesion in a left metacarpal IV assigned to the saber tooth Smilodon populator (Felidae) from the Late Pleistocene (ca. 100 ka; MIS 5) of Northeastern Argentina. The macroscopic and radiologic analyses reveal features consistent with chronic osteomyelitis, which in turn represents the first accurate record of an infectious process in a limb of this predator. This injury presumably caused lameness and loss of toe flexion, and considerably reduced the hunting abilities of this top predator, which used its robust forelimbs, particularly wide forepaws, and powerful back muscles to catch and bring down large prey. Fil: Luna, Carlos Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina Fil: Pool, Roy R.. Texas A&M University; Estados Unidos Fil: Ercoli, Marcos Darío. Universidad Nacional de Jujuy. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Salta. Instituto de Ecorregiones Andinas; Argentina Fil: Chimento, Nicolás Roberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina Fil: Barbosa, Fernando H.. Universidade do Estado de Rio do Janeiro; Brasil Fil: Zurita, Alfredo Eduardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina Fil: Cuaranta, Pedro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral; Argentina Elsevier http://hdl.handle.net/11336/225906 Luna, Carlos Alberto; Pool, Roy R.; Ercoli, Marcos Darío; Chimento, Nicolás Roberto; Barbosa, Fernando H.; et al.; Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America; Elsevier; Palaeoworld; 5-2023; 1-19 1871-174X CONICET Digital CONICET |
| spellingShingle | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America Luna, Carlos Alberto ARGENTINA INFECTION OSTEOMYELITIS PALEOPATHOLOGY QUATERNARY SABERTOOTH CATS https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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| title | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America |
| title_full | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America |
| title_fullStr | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America |
| title_full_unstemmed | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America |
| title_short | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America |
| title_sort | Osteomyelitis in the manus of Smilodon populator (Felidae, Machairodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of South America |
| topic | ARGENTINA INFECTION OSTEOMYELITIS PALEOPATHOLOGY QUATERNARY SABERTOOTH CATS https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| topic_facet | ARGENTINA INFECTION OSTEOMYELITIS PALEOPATHOLOGY QUATERNARY SABERTOOTH CATS https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/225906 |