Importancia, técnicas de recolecta y procesos curatoriales de pequeños vertebrados e invertebrados continentales fósiles

Eduardo Jiménez Hidalgo, Adolfo Pacheco Castro, J. Alberto Cruz, Rosalía Guerrero Arenas

Resumen


Los pequeños vertebrados e invertebrados continentales generalmente no se toman en cuenta en los estudios paleontológicos de México, a pesar de que tienen una gran importancia en la reconstrucción paleoambiental, en los estudios evolutivos, biogeográficos y bioestratigráficos. Su estudio en el país es un área de oportunidad, dado que hasta el momento se han realizado muy pocas investigaciones con ellos. En este artículo ejemplificamos su importancia con base en el registro fósil mexicano y, adicionalmente, describimos algunas técnicas de recolecta y resguardo que hemos utilizado en nuestras investigaciones.

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microvertebrados, microinvertebrados, recolecta, resguardo, tamizado en húmedo, tamizado en seco.

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