On the status of the giant mylodontine sloth Glossotherium wegneri (Spillmann, 1931)(Xenarthra, Folivora) from the late Pleistocene of Ecuador

GDE Iuliis, A Boscaini, F Pujos, RK McAfee… - Comptes Rendus …, 2020 - flore.unifi.it
The late Pleistocene mylodontine sloth Glossotherium wegneri (Spillmann,
1931)(Interandean region, Ecuador) has been assigned to Glossotherium Owen, 1839 and …

Digital Cranial Endocasts of the Extinct Sloth Glossotherium robustum (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Late Pleistocene of Argentina: Description and Comparison …

A Boscaini, DA Iurino, R Sardella, G Tirao… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2020 - Springer
The internal cranial morphology of the terrestrial sloth Glossotherium robustum is described
here based on a neurocranium from the late Pleistocene of the Pampean region of Buenos …

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 …

Mylodon darwini Owen (Xenarthra, Mylodontinae) from the Late Pleistocene of Mesopotamia, Argentina, with remarks on individual variability, paleobiology …

D Brandoni, BS Ferrero, E Brunetto - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The subfamily Mylodontinae, typified by Mylodon, is known from the Colloncuran (late
Miocene of Patagonia, Argentina) to the late Pleistocene of South America and North …

The mylodontine ground sloth Glossotherium tropicorum from the late Pleistocene of Ecuador and Peru

G De Iuliis, C Cartelle, HG McDonald… - Papers in …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract New mylodontine (Xenarthra, Pilosa) sloth remains from the late Pleistocene tar
seep localities of Corralito (Ecuador) and Talara (Peru) are described, and the taxonomic …

Phylogenetic and functional implications of the ear region anatomy of Glossotherium robustum (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Late Pleistocene of Argentina

A Boscaini, DA Iurino, G Billet, L Hautier… - The Science of …, 2018 - Springer
Several detailed studies of the external morphology of the ear region in extinct sloths have
been published in the past few decades, and this anatomical region has proved extremely …

An overview of the presence of osteoderms in sloths: implications for osteoderms as a plesiomorphic character of the Xenarthra

HG McDonald - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2018 - Springer
The presence of osteoderms in the skin of some extinct sloths and in cingulates (armadillos,
pampatheres, and glyptodonts) has often been considered a pleisomorphic character of the …

Cranial and dental studies of Glossotherium robustum (Owen, 1842) (Xenarthra: Pilosa: Mylodontidae) from the Pleistocene of southern Brazil

VG Pitana, GI Esteban, AM Ribeiro… - … An Australasian Journal …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Pitana, VG, Esteban, GI, Ribeiro, AM & Cartelle, C. 2013. Cranial and dental studies of
Glossotherium robustum (Owen, 1842)(Xenarthra: Pilosa: Mylodontidae) from the …

New well-preserved materials of Glossotherium chapadmalense (Xenarthra, Mylodontidae) from the Pliocene of Argentina shed light on the origin and evolution of …

A Boscaini, N Toledo, LM Pérez… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Fossil remains of extinct mylodontine sloths have been discovered in numerous localities
throughout the American supercontinent, but knowledge of them is still mainly centered on …

The manus of mylodon darwinii Owen (Tardigrada, Mylodontidae) and its phylogenetic implications

JA Haro, AA Tauber, JM Krapovickas - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The first nearly complete and articulated manus of the ground sloth Mylodon darwinii, from
the upper Pleistocene of Argentina, is described. It shares similarities with Mylodonopsis …