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Paleogene Xenarthra and the evolution of South American mammals [PDF]

Journal of Mammalogy, 2015
Recent studies show Xenarthra to be even more isolated systematically from other placental mammals than traditionally thought. The group not only represents 1 of 4 primary placental clades, but proposed links to other fossorial mammal taxa (e.g., Pholidota, Palaeanodonta) have been contradicted.
Darin Croft, Timothy Gaudin
exaly   +2 more sources

Revisión del género Panochthus (Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae)

Revista del Museo de La Plata, 2017
Se revisa la totalidad de las especies del género Panochthus. Es uno de los gliptodóntidos más importantes del Pleistoceno de la Argentina por la frecuencia de sus registros en las unidades ensenadenses, bonaerenses y lujanenses, así como por su amplia ...
Martín Zamorano, Gustavo J. Scillato-Yané, Alfredo E. Zurita   +2 more
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The molecular systematics of Xenarthra and Perissodactyla.

, 1999
The molecular systematics of Xenarthra and ...
Jane Ellen. Norman (7999535)
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Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Chlamyphoridae) using a highway wildlife underpass in a fragmented Cerrado landscape from Eastern Goiás State, central Brazil

Xenarthra, 2023
We monitored a stretch of the BR-050 highway in the State of Goiás that crosses several natural environments used by the giant armadillo, a peculiar and endangered species whose survival is threatened by vehicle collisions. Here, we present the record of
Okamura Arasaki, Marcelo , Campos de Oliveira, Renan , Issberner Panachão, Eduardo , de Brito Barbosa, Rodrigo , Flores Lizarelli, Thales   +4 more
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Functional or Vestigial? The Genomics of the Pineal Gland in Xenarthra [PDF]

Journal of Molecular Evolution, 2021
Abstract Vestigial organs are historical echoes of past phenotypes. Determining whether a specific organ constitutes a functional or vestigial structure can be a challenging task, given that distinct levels of atrophy may arise between and within lineages.
Raul Valente, Filipe Alves, Isabel Sousa Pinto, Raquel Ruivo, L. Filipe C. Castro   +4 more
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Assessment of Feeding Behavior of the Zoo-Housed Lesser Anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) and Nutritional Values of Natural Prey

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2022
Very little information is available to zoo managers on the nutritional preferences of the lesser anteater, a highly specialized predator. By studying lesser anteater feeding behavior, we expect to contribute to improved management decisions and ...
Valentín Zárate, Jesica R. Mufari, Lucía G. Abalos Luna, Daniel P. Villarreal, Juan M. Busso   +4 more
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The glyptodont Eleutherocercus solidus from the late Neogene of north-western Argentina: Morphology, chronology, and phylogeny [PDF]

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2021
Glyptodonts (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Glyptodontidae) represent a diversified radiation of large armored herbivores, mainly related to open biomes in South America, with an extensive fossil history since the late Eocene (ca.
Alizia Núñez-Blasco, Alfredo E. Zurita, Ángel R. Miño-Boilini, Ricardo A. Bonini, Francisco Cuadrelli   +4 more
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Cuidados neonatais e pediátricos de um tatu-de-rabo-mole-grande (Cabassous tatouay)

Xenarthra, 2023
There are few reports in literature on the neonatal care of orphaned armadillos under human care. The present note aims to report the hand-rearing, growth, and development of a greater naked-tailed armadillo (Cabassous tatouay) during one year.
Nogueira Matos, Flora , Ramos Gonzaga, Regina , Sallum Leandro, Shamira de Fátima , Alvarado Medeiros, Marina , Mota da Costa, André Luiz , Castilho Martins, Mariana , Friciello Teixeira, Rodrigo Hidalgo   +6 more
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Pichiciego mayor, Calyptophractus retusus (Desmarest, 1863), nuevos datos de su distribución en Argentina

Xenarthra, 2023
In this note we present two new localities in Argentina for one of the least known armadillos in the world, the greater fairy armadillo (Calyptophractus retusus).
Cirignoli, Sebastián , Luna, Nicéforo , Abba, Agustín M.   +2 more
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Aportes al conocimiento del armadillo peludo de nariz larga (Dasypus pilosus)

Xenarthra, 2023
The hairy long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus pilosus) is the least known of the five armadillo species reported for Peru. This species is endemic to the montane forests of northeastern Peru.
Leo, Mariella
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