Vermilingua

 
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2017
2017
Morphology of the tongue of Vermilingua (Xenarthra: Pilosa) and evolutionary considerations.
The tongue of anteaters (Xenarthra, Pilosa, Vermilingua) is a highly specialized for myrmecophagy. Here, we describe the… (More)
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2017
2017
Advantages and Limitations in the Use of Extant Xenarthrans (Mammalia) as Morphological Models for Paleobiological Reconstruction
Extant species of Xenarthra represent a severely restricted sample of the total diversity achieved by the group. Given their… (More)
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Review
2017
Review
2017
An Overview of the Presence of Osteoderms in Sloths: Implications for Osteoderms as a Plesiomorphic Character of the Xenarthra
The presence of osteoderms in the skin of some extinct sloths and in cingulates (armadillos, pampatheres, and glyptodonts) has… (More)
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2001
2001
The evolution of armadillos, anteaters and sloths depicted by nuclear and mitochondrial phylogenies: implications for the status of the enigmatic fossil Eurotamandua.
The mammalian order Xenarthra (armadillos, anteaters and sloths) is one of the four major clades of placentals, but it remains… (More)
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1998
1998
The Phylogeny of the Myrmecophagidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Vermilingua) and the Relationship of Eurotamandua to the Vermilingua
A cladistic investigation of the phylogenetic relationships among the three extant anteater genera and the three undoubted… (More)
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1991
1991
Rückverlagerte Choanen und akzessorische Bulla tympanica bei rezenten Vermilingua und Eurotamandua aus dem Eozän von Messel (Mammalia: Xenarthra)
 
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