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 …
Old fossil findings in the Upper Triassic rocks of southern Brazil improve diversity of traversodontid cynodonts (Therapsida, Cynodontia)
MR Schmitt, AG Martinelli, JFL Kaiuca… - The Anatomical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this contribution we describe a new genus and species of gomphodontosuchine cynodont
from the Late Triassic Hyperodapedon Assemblage Zone (AZ) of the Santa Maria …
from the Late Triassic Hyperodapedon Assemblage Zone (AZ) of the Santa Maria …
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 …
A reappraisal of the phylogeny of Mylodontidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) and the divergence of mylodontine and lestodontine sloths
The phylogeny of mylodontid sloths has recently been the subject of multiple studies.
Contrasting hypotheses have been proposed, especially for the relationships among late …
Contrasting hypotheses have been proposed, especially for the relationships among late …
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 …
A paleogeographic overview of tropical fossil sloths: towards an understanding of the origin of extant suspensory sloths?
F Pujos, G De Iuliis, C Cartelle - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2017 - Springer
Modern sloths are among the more characteristic mammals of South and Central American
faunas. Recent discovery in four Paleogene, 22 Neogene, and dozens of Pleistocene …
faunas. Recent discovery in four Paleogene, 22 Neogene, and dozens of Pleistocene …
Muscular Reconstruction and Functional Morphology of the Forelimb of Early Miocene Sloths (Xenarthra, Folivora) of Patagonia
Early Miocene sloths are represented by a diversity of forms ranging from 38 to 95 kg, being
registered mainly from Santacrucian Age deposits in southern‐most shores of Patagonia …
registered mainly from Santacrucian Age deposits in southern‐most shores of Patagonia …
What are the best modern analogs for ancient South American mammal communities? Evidence from ecological diversity analysis (EDA)
AM Catena, DA Croft - 2020 - palaeo-electronica.org
Ecological diversity analysis (EDA) is a technique that uses ecological attributes of
mammals to reconstruct the community structure and habitat of a fossil locality. EDAs of …
mammals to reconstruct the community structure and habitat of a fossil locality. EDAs of …
Evolution of body size in anteaters and sloths (Xenarthra, Pilosa): phylogeny, metabolism, diet and substrate preferences
Pilosa include anteaters (Vermilingua) and sloths (Folivora). Modern tree sloths are
represented by two genera, Bradypus and Choloepus (both around 4–6 kg), whereas the …
represented by two genera, Bradypus and Choloepus (both around 4–6 kg), whereas the …
Pliocene pre-GABI herbivorous mammals from espinar, Peruvian andean plateau
R Salas-Gismondi, D Ochoa, J Gamarra… - Journal of Vertebrate …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Pliocene South American mammals prior to the Great American Biotic
Interchange comprise the evolutionary pinnacle of a long-lasting process of continental …
Interchange comprise the evolutionary pinnacle of a long-lasting process of continental …