Alberto Boscaini (0000-0002-8666-9340)

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Paleomammalogist and evolutionary morphologist at IEGEBA (UBA - CONICET), Argentina. National Geographic Explorer.

My research focuses on studying the extinct sloths from the Americas, particularly the poorly known species from the Bolivian Altiplano. I'm particularly interested in the cavities of the skull and their reconstruction with digital 3D imaging techniques. Anatomy, taxonomy, phylogeny, and paleobiology are my main interests and lines of work.

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Universidad de Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires, AR

2020-10-01 to present | Researcher (IEGEBA)

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Alberto Boscaini

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-9340

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Universidad de Buenos Aires: Buenos Aires, AR

Universidad Nacional de la Plata: La Plata, AR

Instituto Argentino de Nivología Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales: Mendoza, AR

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Pliocene fauna of the Bolivian Altiplano: isolation inside isolation?

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Palaeoecology and diversity of Pliocene to Pleistocene fossorial mammals in the Pampean region of Argentina based on a quantitative analysis of fossil burrows

Florentino Ameghino: Naturalista paleontologo

A new early water frog (Telmatobius) from the Miocene of the Bolivian Altiplano

Late Pleistocene Mediterranean lynx remains from Avenc del Marge del Moro (NE Iberian Peninsula)

Morphological disparity and evolutionary rates of cranial and postcranial characters in sloths (Mammalia, Pilosa, Folivora)

Recognition of a new nothrotheriid genus (Mammalia, Folivora) from the early late Miocene of Achiri (Bolivia) and the taxonomic status of the genus Xyophorus

The Endocranial Cavities of Sloths (Xenarthra, Folivora): Insights from the Brain Endocast, Bony Labyrinth, and Cranial Sinuses

Endocranial cast anatomy of the Early Miocene glyptodont Propalaehoplophorus australis (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata) and its evolutionary implications

Redefining the Huayquerian Stage (Upper Miocene to Lower Pliocene) of the South American chronostratigraphic scale based on biostratigraphical analyses and geochronological dating

New well-preserved materials of Glossotherium chapadmalense (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pliocene of Argentina shed light on the origin and evolution of the genus

Occurrence of Cyclusphaera scabrata in Achiri (late middle-early late Miocene?, Bolivian Altiplano): Paleogeographical implication

Reassessing the phylogeny and divergence times of sloths (Mammalia: Pilosa: Folivora), exploring alternative morphological partitioning and dating models

The tale of a short-tailed cat: New outstanding Late Pleistocene fossils of Lynx pardinus from southern Italy

The origin of “El hombre en el Plata”: on the birthdate and birthplace of Florentino Ameghino (1853–1911)

The dermal armor of mylodontid sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from Cueva del Milodón (Última Esperanza, Chile)

Postcranial anatomy of the extinct terrestrial sloth Simomylodon uccasamamensis (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pliocene of the Bolivian Altiplano, and its evolutionary implications

Cranial osteology and taxonomy of Pronothrotherium (Xenarthra, Folivora, Nothrotheriidae) from the late Miocene–early Pliocene of Catamarca Province (Argentina)

Digital Cranial Endocasts of the Extinct Sloth Glossotherium robustum (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Late Pleistocene of Argentina: Description and Comparison with the Extant Sloths

On the status of the giant mylodontine sloth Glossotherium wegneri (Spillmann, 1931) (Xenarthra, Folivora) from the late Pleistocene of Ecuador

Cranial Anatomy and Paleoneurology of the Extinct Sloth Catonyx tarijensis (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) From the Late Pleistocene of Oruro, Southwestern Bolivia

Anatomy, possible sexual dimorphism, and phylogenetic affinities of a new mylodontine sloth from the late Pleistocene of intertropical Brazil

A reappraisal of the phylogeny of Mylodontidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) and the divergence of mylodontine and lestodontine sloths

The earliest well-documented occurrence of sexual dimorphism in extinct sloths: evolutionary and palaeoecological insights

New well-preserved craniodental remains of Simomylodon uccasamamensis (Xenarthra: Mylodontidae) from the Pliocene of the Bolivian Altiplano: phylogenetic, chronostratigraphic and palaeobiogeographical implications

Phylogenetic and functional implications of the ear region anatomy of Glossotherium robustum (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Late Pleistocene of Argentina

Latest Early Pleistocene remains of Lynx pardinus (Carnivora, Felidae) from the Iberian Peninsula: Taxonomy and evolutionary implications

Lynx remains from the Pleistocene of Valdemino cave (Savona, Northwestern Italy), and the oldest occurrence of Lynx spelaeus (Carnivora, Felidae)

The origin of the critically endangered Iberian lynx: Speciation, diet and adaptive changes

Úrsidos, hiénidos y félidos del Pleistoceno inferior de Cueva Victoria (Cartagena, Múrcia)

Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)