Megalonychidae
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Abstract: Two species of sloths in the family Megalonychidae, Hoffmann's (Choloepus hoffmanni) and Linnaeus's (Choloepus…
In most folivorans, the premaxilla is loosely attached to the maxilla, so that it is often missing in otherwise very well…
Extant sloths present an evolutionary conundrum in that the two living genera are superficially similar (small-bodied, folivorous…
Two lower molar teeth and a unique postcranial remain of Pliometanastes cf. P. protistus Hirschfeld &Webb, 1968, are described…
The rotation of the pes or pedolateral stance in the extinct ground sloths so the body weight of the animal is primarily…
Haitian species of the extinct ground sloth genus Neocnus (Mammalia: Pilosa: Megalonychidae) have previously been hypothesized to…
En esta contribucion se completa la descripcion del femur de Protomegalonyx chasicoenis Scillato-Yane, a base de un femur derecho…
—While a variety of mammalian megafauna have been recovered from sediments associated with Lake Bonneville, Utah, sloths have…
It is described a new genus and new species of sloth extinct of the Quaternary Cuban on the base of a humerus (half distal) found…