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 …

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 …

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

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

The Xenarthra includes the most intriguing mammals from the Cenozoic of South America:
the glyptodonts (Cingulata) and the ground sloths (Tardigrada). Their masticatory …

Megatherium americanum (late Pleistocene of South America) has traditionally been
regarded a herbivore, but its dietary habits have not been considered in terms of a …

A three‐dimensional geometric morphometric approach was employed to examine shape
variation in laser‐scan generated models of lower second molars and its relationship to diet …

Some mylodontids (eg, Scelidotherium leptocephalum, Lestodon armatus, Glossotherium
robustum, Mylodon darwini) were capable diggers that likely dug for food, and ingestion of …

The morphological diversity of fossil Xenarthra is striking in comparison with the living forms.
They include some of the most peculiar mammals, such as the glyptodonts (Cingulata), with …