The teeth of the “toothless”: novelties and key innovations in the evolution of xenarthrans (Mammalia, Xenarthra)
SF Vizcaíno - Paleobiology, 2009 - cambridge.org
A combination of historical, functional, and biomechanical constraints has shaped the
masticatory apparatus of fossil and extant xenarthrans. Among the more notable features are …
masticatory apparatus of fossil and extant xenarthrans. Among the more notable features are …
Hiskatherium saintandrei, gen. et sp. nov.: an unusual sloth from the Santacrucian of Quebrada Honda (Bolivia) and an overview of middle Miocene, small …
F Pujos, G De Iuliis, BM Quispe - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A dentary from the Laventan SALMA (middle Miocene) of Quebrada Honda,
Bolivia, recognized as a new, small member of Megatherioidea (Hiskatherium saintandrei …
Bolivia, recognized as a new, small member of Megatherioidea (Hiskatherium saintandrei …
Anatomy, possible sexual dimorphism, and phylogenetic affinities of a new mylodontine sloth from the late Pleistocene of intertropical Brazil
C Cartelle, G De Iuliis, A Boscaini… - Journal of Systematic …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Glossotherium phoenesis sp. nov. from the late Pleistocene of intertropical Brazil is
described and compared with Glossotherium robustum and Glossotherium tropicorum …
described and compared with Glossotherium robustum and Glossotherium tropicorum …
Description of a fetal skeleton of the extinct sloth Nothrotherium maquinense (Xenarthra, Folivora): Ontogenetic and palaeoecological interpretations
F Pujos, G De Iuliis, L Vilaboim Santos… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2023 - Springer
A well-preserved fetus of the extinct nothrotheriid sloth Nothrotherium maquinense,
recovered in situ within the skeletal remains of its mother from the karstic cave Toca da Boa …
recovered in situ within the skeletal remains of its mother from the karstic cave Toca da Boa …
A new genus and species of nothrotheriid sloth (Xenarthra, Tardigrada, Nothrotheriidae) from the late Miocene (Huayquerian) of Peru
G De Iuliis, TJ Gaudin, MJ Vicars - Palaeontology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The nothrotheriine sloth from riverbank deposits of the Río Acre region of Peru in western
Amazonia was originally assigned to Nothropus priscus Burmeister, 1882. Although …
Amazonia was originally assigned to Nothropus priscus Burmeister, 1882. Although …
Dental microwear in the orthodentine of the Xenarthra (Mammalia) and its use in reconstructing the palaeodiet of extinct taxa: the case study of Nothrotheriops …
JL Green - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2009 - academic.oup.com
The utility of orthodentine microwear analysis as a proxy for dietary reconstruction in
xenarthrans (tree sloths, armadillos) was quantitatively and statistically accessed via low …
xenarthrans (tree sloths, armadillos) was quantitatively and statistically accessed via low …
Tooth wear and diets of extant and fossil xenarthrans (Mammalia, Xenarthra)–applying a new mesowear approach
J Saarinen, A Karme - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Xenarthrans comprised an ecologically significant and diverse group of small to gigantic
sized terrestrial insectivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous mammals during the Cenozoic …
sized terrestrial insectivorous, omnivorous and herbivorous mammals during the Cenozoic …
Radiocarbon dating and integrative paleoecology (ẟ13C, stereomicrowear) of Eremotherium laurillardi (LUND, 1842) from midwest region of the Brazilian intertropical …
JF Oliveira, L Asevedo, A Cherkinsky… - Journal of South American …, 2020 - Elsevier
The knowledge on the Pleistocene biota that inhabited the Brazilian midwestern region is
scarce and no data on the paleoecology of Eremotherium laurillardi from this region have …
scarce and no data on the paleoecology of Eremotherium laurillardi from this region have …
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 …
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 …
seep localities of Corralito (Ecuador) and Talara (Peru) are described, and the taxonomic …