Ecomorphological determinations in the absence of living analogs:The predatory behavior of the marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) as revealed by elbow joint morphology [PDF]
, 2016 Thylacoleo carnifex, or the “pouched lion” (Mammalia: Marsupialia: Diprotodontia: Thylacoleonidae), was a carnivorous marsupial that inhabited Australia during the Pleistocene.
Alberto Martín-Serra +32 more
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Description of brachial plexus of sloth (Bradypus variegatus) [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2020 : The species Bradypus variegatus is known as the common sloth, an endemic mammal from neotropical regions, which has been suffering from devastating anthropogenic activities. Our study aimed to describe the brachial plexus of B.
Silvia F. Alcântara +7 more
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Consumo de uma preguiça-de-coleira (Bradypus torquatus Illiger, 1811) por um tubarão-tigre (Galeocerdo cuvier Péron & Lesueur, 1822) no Sudeste do Brasil [PDF]
, 2021 We present the first record of maned sloth (Bradypus torquatus) consumption by the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier). Our record is based on the analysis of stomach contents of a tiger shark captured off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, southeastern ...
Miranda, Flavia R., Santos, Paloma M.
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Mass estimation of Santacrucian sloths from the Early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation of Patagonia, Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Miocene deposits of the Santa Cruz Formation, Patagonia, comprise a diverse and excellently preserved vertebrate fauna, allowing detailed paleobiological and paleoecological studies based on three ecological parameters: body mass, diet, and substrate ...
Bargo, María Susana +3 more
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Novel 12S mtDNA findings in sloths (Pilosa, Folivora) and anteaters (Pilosa, Vermilingua) suggest a true case of long branch attraction [PDF]
, 2008 We sequenced 12S RNA mtDNA for the majority of the extant species of sloths and anteaters and compared our results with previous data obtained by our group using 16S RNA mtDNA in the same specimens and to GenBank sequences of the extinct giant sloth ...
BARROS, Maria Claudene +2 more
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Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023 In the past two decades, new species of Rickettsia have been detected and described worldwide, some of them considered pathogenic for humans. Although Costa Rica is considered a biodiversity hotspot, the knowledge about rickettsiae in sylvatic ecosystems
Rolando D. Moreira-Soto +5 more
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A new Megatheriinae skull (Xenarthra, Tardigrada) from the pliocene of northern venezuela – Implications for a giant sloth dispersal to central and North America [PDF]
, 2018 A skull of a ground sloth from the Pliocene San Gregorio Formation documents a northern neotropical occurrence of a megatheriine that addresses issues on intraspecific variation and biogeography. The new specimen is broadly similar in size and morphology
Brandoni, Diego +3 more
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El Gran Intercambio Biótico Americano: una revisión paleoambiental de evidencias aportadas por mamíferos y aves neotropicales [PDF]
, 2018 Tradicionalmente, se ha considerado que la formación del istmo de Panamá (durante el Plioceno hace 3 Ma) facilitó el movimiento de especies entre Sudamérica y Norteamérica. Este proceso ecológico y evolutivo denominado Gran Intercambio Biótico Americano (
Gamboa, Sara +3 more
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Contributions to study the anatomy of stomach of Bradypus variegatus (Mammalia: Folivora) [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasAccurate anatomical and physiological knowledge of the stomach of the three-toed sloth is essential for effective clinical, surgical and dietary management, particularly in rehabilitation settings.
GILCIFRAN P. DE ANDRADE +9 more
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Bradypus Pygmaeus (Pilosa: Bradypodidae) [PDF]
Mammalian Species, 2008 Abstract Bradypus pygmaeus Anderson and Handley, 2001, the pygmy three-toed sloth, is a dwarf bradypodid that is 1 of 4 species of Bradypus. It is easily distinguished from its conspecifics by its small size and restricted distribution (endemic to Isla Escudo de Veraguas of Bocas del Toro, off the Caribbean coast of Panama). B.
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