Abstract Mylodontidae bones from La Gruta 3 rockshelter, which date to 11,077–10,571 cal
BP (9560±30–9470±30 14 C BP) and 9539–9466 cal BP (8540±30 14 C BP), indicate that …

We describe a new taxon of mylodontid sloth from the late Oligocene (Deseadan South
American Land Mammal “age”), Salla Beds of Bolivia. This taxon, Paroctodontotherium …

Species distribution models (SDMs) for the last interglacial (LIG), the global last glacial
maximum (LGM) and the Holocene climatic optimum (HCO) were generated for three extinct …

The Pampa in subtropical Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul) is the only area of South
America known so far where fossils of the Pleistocene giant megatheriid sloths Megatherium …

Xenarthrans comprised an ecologically significant and diverse group of small to gigantic
sized terrestrial insectivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous mammals during the Cenozoic …

Abstract Within the subfamily Scelidotheriinae, Valgipes bucklandi represents one of the
least known taxa due to its scarce records and material found so far. This Pleistocene …

The chronology, sedimentary history, and paleoecology of the Tarija Basin (Bolivia), one of
the richest Pleistocene mammalian sites in South America, are revised here based on a …

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

Featuring numerous illustrations, this book explores the many lessons to be learned from
Pleistocene megafauna, including the role of humans in their extinction, their disappearance …

Large herbivorous mammals have a long history of adaptation to changing environmental
circumstances. Many groups of mammalian herbivores started as omnivores and …