… short course on mammalian paleobiology taught by Matt Joeckel … , sloths, and anteaters are
united in the group Xenarthra, which … Pilosa, the group that includes the sloths and anteaters, …

… A partial sloth dentary from Cerdas likely pertains to the … ), and vermilinguan xenarthrans
(anteaters) are known from … from which many typical Santacrucian fossils have been collected). …

… Sloths and anteaters constitute the clade Pilosa, and armadillos, glyptodonts, and …
Paleobiology of the Santacrucian sloths and anteaters (Xenarthra, Pilosa); pp. 216–242 in S…

… The Megalonychidae is a distinctive family of sloths within the Order Xenarthra, which … The
Cuban and Puerto Rican records indicate that megalonychid sloths had become established …

… Taxonomic volumes focus on the biology and paleobiology of … ), strange armadillos, sloths
and anteaters with little understanding … A discussion of the possible origins of the Xenarthra is …

… New World anteaters are peculiar xenarthran placental mammals that display a characteristic
… As outgroups, we included the sloths Choloepus didactylus and Bradypus tridactylus, and …

… the split between the ancestors of the anteaters and the sloths. The second was around
30 … rate over the entire xenarthran temporal splits (in our case, sloth temporal splits) was …

… The anteaters of the suborder Vermilingua are part of Xenarthra, one of the more inclusive
… Within Xenarthra, Vermilingua belongs to Pilosa, a clade that also includes the sloths, ie, …

… features of the wellknown Santacrucian species of Peltephilus. … Crown Xenarthra (Cingulata
and Pilosa) plus stem members, … Paleobiology of Santacrucian glyptodonts and armadillos (…

… Xenarthra includes two large orders, which are very different both … : Pilosa, including Folivora
(sloths) and Vermilingua (anteaters), and Cingulata, the so-called “armored” xenarthrans (…