Paleobiological integration proceeds from descriptive morphology and paleosynecological
reconstruction. This integration is achieved through modeling of function, inference of …

This chapter reviews the paleobiology of pilosans (anteaters and sloths) from the Santa Cruz
Formation, which comprise at least one genus of vermilinguan and 11 genera of sloths …

A paleobiological study of Santacrucian native ungulates is presented in this chapter. Seven
families are recorded: Hegetotheriidae, Interatheriidae, Toxodontidae, and …

Late Pleistocene outcrops exposed in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, represent one of
the most informative sources about the paleoecology of South American megafauna …

Miocene deposits of the Santa Cruz Formation, Patagonia, comprise a diverse and
excellently preserved vertebrate fauna, allowing detailed paleobiological and …

The late Oligocene mammalian fauna of Quebrada Fiera is one of the most diverse of the
Deseadan SALMA (South American Land Mammal Age). We describe its endemic …

Over the past century, the Santa Cruz Formation of coastal Argentina (late Early Miocene)
has yielded a remarkable collection of platyrrhine primates. With few notable exceptions …

During the Ensenadan (Lower to Middle Pleistocene) cold environments prevailed
compared to the previous and successive ones. Up to half of the past century, the …

The Pinturas Formation is a continental succession, characterized by eolian sediments
(mainly tuffaceous) and paleosols, originated in an upland setting of west central Patagonia …

This chapter describes the paleobiology of Santacrucian cingulates (armadillos and
glyptodonts). At least five genera of armadillos and four genera of glyptodonts were …