Philip Myers
Biographic Data
| ID | 8851023 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Philip Myers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Philip |
| FAMILY NAME | Myers |
| SIGNATURE | MYERS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley 94720 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Chapter 11. The Six Opossums of Félix de Azara
Six species of Paraguayan didelphid marsupials (opossums) were described by the Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara (1742–1821), whose nontechnical accounts were the basis for Latin binomials in current use for several species. Unfortunately, some of Azara's descriptions are problematic and have long been a source of taxonomic confusion. In particular, the names currently used for two species of Thylamys are difficult to reconcile with Azara's text…
Catagonus , an "Extinct" Peccary, Alive in Paraguay
A third species of peccary, discovered in the Chaco of Paraguay, is added to the living members of family Tayassuidae. It is assigned to the genus Catagonus Ameghino, heretofore considered confined to the Pleistocene. The new peccary is conspecific with Catagonus wagneri (Rusconi), a species placed in the related extinct genus Platygonus LeConte when it was described from pre-Hispanic archeological deposits of Argentina.
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Catagonus , an "Extinct" Peccary, Alive in Paraguay
A third species of peccary, discovered in the Chaco of Paraguay, is added to the living members of family Tayassuidae. It is assigned to the genus Catagonus Ameghino, heretofore considered confined to the Pleistocene. The new peccary is conspecific with Catagonus wagneri (Rusconi), a species placed in the related extinct genus Platygonus LeConte when it was described from pre-Hispanic archeological deposits of Argentina.
Chapter 11. The Six Opossums of Félix de Azara
Six species of Paraguayan didelphid marsupials (opossums) were described by the Spanish naturalist Félix de Azara (1742–1821), whose nontechnical accounts were the basis for Latin binomials in current use for several species. Unfortunately, some of Azara's descriptions are problematic and have long been a source of taxonomic confusion. In particular, the names currently used for two species of Thylamys are difficult to reconcile with Azara's text…
Biology (2 works) · Zoology (2 works) · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work) · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies (1 work) · Confusion (1 work) · Ecology (1 work) · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond (1 work) · Evolution and Paleontology Studies (1 work) · Genealogy (1 work)