- Scelidotheriidae; in fact, the
latter was for a time
considered a
subfamily of
mylodontids. However,
molecular sequence comparisons were
needed for the correct...
- morphology.
These investigations consistently place two-toed
sloths close to
mylodontids and three-toed
sloths within Megatherioidea,
close to Megalonyx, megatheriids...
- morphology.
These investigations consistently place two-toed
sloths close to
mylodontids and three-toed
sloths within Megatherioidea,
close to Megalonyx, megatheriids...
- Megalonyx,
megatheriids and nothrotheriids, and two-toed
sloths close to
mylodontids,
while moving the
Caribbean sloths to a separate,
basal branch of the...
- uncertain. It had
osteoderms embedded within its skin, like some
other mylodontids. It was
likely a
mixed feeder, and may have been
adapted to digging....
-
Argentina with a note that
reads "deposited by
Theodore Roosevelt".
Mylodontids are the only
ground sloths confirmed to have had
osteoderms embedded...
- 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...
-
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...
-
ground sloth spp.
Megalonyx (H)
Nohochichak (H)
Xibalbaonyx (H)
Meizonyx Mylodontid ground sloth spp.
Paramylodon (H) All
members of
Glyptodontidae Glyptotherium...
