The form and function of the masticatory apparatus of the fossil genera Vassallia and
Holmesina are analyzed so that the possible dietary behaviors of these pampathere …

The masticatory apparatus of Pampatherium typum, P. humboldtii, and Holmesina
paulacoutoi are analysed based on skull, mandibular and dental morphology and the …

The fossil xenarthrans include giant forms, the ground sloths (Tardigrada), characteristic of
the mammal fauna of the Pleistocene of South America. Although most authors agree in …

A combination of historical, functional, and biomechanical constraints has shaped the
masticatory apparatus of fossil and extant xenarthrans. Among the more notable features are …

The megatherioid sloths from the Santa Cruz Formation (Santacrucian Age; early-middle
Miocene, Patagonia, southernmost South America) occupy basal positions in the most …

Sloths are among the most characteristic elements of the Cainozoic of South America and
are represented, during the Pleistocene, by approximately nine genera of gigantic ground …

Haitian species of the extinct ground sloth genus Neocnus (Mammalia: Pilosa:
Megalonychidae) have previously been hypothesized to have a much reduced jugal bone …

We present the first descriptive comparison of the skull, mandible and jaw muscles of the
recently recovered Laotian rock rat Laonastes aenigmamus. The gross anatomy of five …

The analysis of the hyoid apparatus of fossil xenarthrans provides insight on the form of the
tongue and its function in food intake and intraoral processing. The hyoid apparatus of …

Springhares, Pedetes capensis, are adapted for nocturnal life in arid and semiarid regions.
Their large orbits and acoustic apparatus differ greatly from the primitive conditions for …