LIMB BONE PROPORTIONS, STRENGTH AND DIGGING IN SOME LUJANIAN (LATE PLEISTOCENE-EARLY HOLOCENE) MYLODONTID GROUND SLOTHS (MAMMALIA, XENARTHRA)

The mylodontid ground sloths (Xenarthra, Tardigrada) are among the most intriguing components of the Lujanian (Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene) fauna of the Pampean region in South America. Limb proportions and resistance to bending forces were studied in Scelidotherium, Glossotherium and Lestodon t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of vertebrate paleontology 2000-09, Vol.20 (3), p.601-610
Hauptverfasser:	BARGO, M. SUSANA, VIZCAíNO, SERGIO F, ARCHUBY, FERNANDO M, BLANCO, R. ERNESTO
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal physiology Armadillos Average linear density Diameters Forelimbs Ground sloths Humerus Mammals Scale modeling Sloths
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