Xenarthrans, a largely endemic group originating in South America, constitute one of the
four major clades of placental mammals. The order Cingulata is composed of extant and …

Abstract Propalaehoplophorus is an Early Miocene genus of glyptodonts, a group of extinct
armored mammals closely related to armadillos and endemic to South America. Here, we …

Glyptodonts are a group of extinct xenarthrans with several anatomical features that make
them one of the most bizarre groups of mammals. By the late 19th century, some authors …

The diversity of the order Cingulata is much higher in the fossil record than that represented
by the extant species. While pampatheres, one of its extinct groups, are superficially similar …

The end‐Cretaceous mass extinction allowed placental mammals to diversify ecologically
and taxonomically as they filled ecological niches once occupied by non‐avian dinosaurs …

In recent years, the increase in studies on the inner ear anatomy of xenarthrans provided
new insights regarding some locomotor and phylogenetic aspects. These works have begun …

Paleoneurology is part of the field of paleontology. Paleoneurology studies the results of
analyzing fossils to discuss life in the geological past (von Baczko MB et al. 2022; Lepore et …

The elephant brain is famous for its higher than average encephalization quotient, memory
capacities, large cerebellum, large facial and trigeminal nerves, and the extensive repertoire …

The evolutionary history of the Cingulata, as for many groups, remains a highly debated
topic to this day, particularly for one of their most emblematic representatives: the …

Abstract The Litopterna Ameghino 1889, is the second largest group of South American
native ungulates in abundance and diversity after Notoungulata. The study of digital …