The present work concerns xenarthrans from the collection of Santiago (Kaspar Jakob) Roth
(1850–1924) housed at the Palaeontological Institute and Museum of the University of …

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 …

Among the several positive developments in xenarthran studies over the past 20 years have
been the training of and active participation by many new researchers, prospecting of …

Glyptodonts (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae) represent a diversified radiation of
large armored herbivores, mainly related to open biomes in South America, with an …

The study of Paleogene mammals of intermediate and low latitudes has increased in the last
decades and has been clearly demonstrated their importance in the comprehension of the …

A revision of Peruvian Xenarthra and the discovery of new specimens have increased our
knowledge of the Order in this country. About thirty sites from three geographic regions …

Abstract In South America, glyptodonts are recorded since the late Eocene to the early
Holocene. Their fossil record is represented mainly by disarticulated osteoderms during the …

Using species of the genus Sclerocalyptus Ameghino, 1891, found in Argentina and
considered valid, the authors recognize:(1) four species for the Ensenadan stage (Late …

Xenarthra is an endemic South American lineage of mammals, probably the sister clade of
the other placental mammals. The oldest records of Xenarthra are from the latest Paleocene …

Species distribution models (SDMs) are helpful for understanding actual and potential
biogeographical traits of organisms. These models have recently started to be applied in the …