- Scelidotheriidae; in fact, the
latter was for a time
considered a
subfamily of
mylodontids. However,
molecular sequence comparisons were
needed for the correct...
-
diversity waxing and
waning over the
course of the Miocene.
Megalonychid and
mylodontid sloths had
migrated into
North America by the Late Miocene,
around 10...
-
occurred in many
xenarthrans (armadillos and the
extinct glyptodonts and
mylodontid ground sloths). The heavy, bony
osteoderms have
evolved independently...
-
Choloepodidae Po**** 1924 (two-toed sloths)
Family †Mylodontidae Gill 1872 (
mylodontid ground sloths)
Family †Scelidotheriidae
Ameghino 1889 (scelidotheriid...
- of 3 to 4 m and a body m**** of 1-2 tonnes, it is one of the
largest mylodontids. The
oldest finds probably date to the
Lower Pleistocene; however, most...
-
ancient bison (Bison antiquus), the
caprine bovid Bootherium bombifrons,
mylodontid ground sloth Paramylodon harlani,
megalonychid Megalonyx jeffersoni, true...
- of
mylodontids like
Glossotherium that are
suggested to have
engaged in digging, the
strength of its
forelimb is much
lower than
those mylodontids, indicating...
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ground sloth spp.
Megalonyx (H)
Nohochichak (H)
Xibalbaonyx (H)
Meizonyx Mylodontid ground sloth spp.
Paramylodon (H)
Cingulata All
members of Glyptodontinae...
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Antilles by the Oligocene, and that the
megalonychid Pliometanastes and the
mylodontid Thinobadistes were able to
colonise North America about 9
million years...
- of the
sloth radiation,
while the
latter are more
closely related to
mylodontid sloths. The
megalonychids plus
nothrotheriid and
megatheriid sloths, together...
