Functional and phylogenetic assessment of the masticatory adaptations in Cingulata (Mammalia, Xenarthra)

Ameghiniana

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 651-664

  Vizcaíno, Sergio F ^a,b   Farina, Richard A ^c   Bargo, M Susana ^a,b   De Iuliis, Gerardo ^d,e  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b Universidad Provincial del Sudoeste   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cingulata; Diet; Morphology; Phylogeny; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS;

EID: 14844346651     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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