The postcranial musculoskeletal system of xenarthrans: insights from over two centuries of research and future directions
E Amson, JA Nyakatura - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2018 - Springer
Xenarthrans stand out among mammals for various reasons, one of them being their
musculoskeletal postcranial specializations. Extant armadillos, anteaters, and sloths feature …
musculoskeletal postcranial specializations. Extant armadillos, anteaters, and sloths feature …
Morphological disparity and evolutionary rates of cranial and postcranial characters in sloths (Mammalia, Pilosa, Folivora)
Sloth morphological evolution has been widely studied qualitatively, with comparative
anatomy and morpho‐functional approaches, or through quantitative assessments of …
anatomy and morpho‐functional approaches, or through quantitative assessments of …
Integrative approach uncovers new patterns of ecomorphological convergence in slow arboreal xenarthrans
F Alfieri, L Botton-Divet, JA Nyakatura… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2022 - Springer
Identifying ecomorphological convergence examples is a central focus in evolutionary
biology. In xenarthrans, slow arboreality independently arose at least three times, in the two …
biology. In xenarthrans, slow arboreality independently arose at least three times, in the two …
Paleoenvironments and paleoecology of the Santa Cruz Formation (early-middle Miocene) along the Río Santa Cruz, Patagonia (Argentina)
The continental early-middle Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (SCF) in Austral Patagonia
contains the best record of South American mammalian faunas prior to the Great American …
contains the best record of South American mammalian faunas prior to the Great American …
Sedimentology and fossil vertebrates of the Santa Cruz Formation (early Miocene) in Lago Posadas, southwestern Patagonia, Argentina
JI Cuitiño, SF Vizcaíno, MS Bargo… - Andean …, 2019 - andeangeology.equipu.cl
Lago Posadas is located at the foot of the Southern Patagonian Andes, in southwestern
Argentina, where the early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (SCF) shows thick and laterally …
Argentina, where the early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (SCF) shows thick and laterally …
New well-preserved craniodental remains of Simomylodon uccasamamensis (Xenarthra: Mylodontidae) from the Pliocene of the Bolivian Altiplano: phylogenetic …
A Boscaini, TJ Gaudin, B Mamani Quispe… - Zoological Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Fossil remains of extinct terrestrial sloths have been discovered in numerous localities
throughout the Americas, but knowledge of these animals remains poor in the tropical …
throughout the Americas, but knowledge of these animals remains poor in the tropical …
[HTML][HTML] Digging the compromise: investigating the link between limb bone histology and fossoriality in the aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
LJ Legendre, J Botha-Brink - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Bone microstructure has long been known as a powerful tool to investigate lifestyle-related
biomechanical constraints, and many studies have focused on identifying such constraints in …
biomechanical constraints, and many studies have focused on identifying such constraints in …
Paleosols and related soil-biota of the early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (Austral-Magallanes Basin, Argentina): a multidisciplinary approach to reconstructing …
The middle and upper parts of the lower Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (~ 17–15.9 Ma) in
the southeastern Austral-Magallanes Basin (southern Patagonia, Argentina) crop out as a …
the southeastern Austral-Magallanes Basin (southern Patagonia, Argentina) crop out as a …
The late Oligocene xenarthran fauna of Quebrada Fiera (Mendoza, Argentina) and its implications for sloth origins and the diversity of Palaeogene cingulates
F Pujos, MR Ciancio, AM Forasiepi… - Papers in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
Deseadan SALMA (South American Land Mammal Age). We describe its endemic …
The oldest known record of a ground sloth (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Folivora) from Hispaniola: evolutionary and paleobiogeographical implications
LW Viñola-Lopez, EEC Suárez… - Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Sloths were among the most diverse groups of land vertebrates that inhabited the Greater
Antilles until their extinction in the middle-late Holocene following the arrival of humans to …
Antilles until their extinction in the middle-late Holocene following the arrival of humans to …