Social behavior of proterotheriid ungulates revealed by mammal tracksites in northwest Argentina

Abstract Two Late Miocene tracksites in Argentina—Toro Negro and Huayquerías formations—preserve over 300 fossil footprints, offering new ichnological insights into the behavior of extinct South American ungulates. These sites include abundant oval-shaped tracks attributed to proterotheriids, a mono...

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Main Authors: Rocío B. Vera, Cristo O. Romano Muñoz, Verónica Krapovickas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-06230-3
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