A new species of Megalonychidae (Mammalia, Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Poço Azul (Bahia, Brazil)

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 335-346

  Cartelle, Cástor ^a   De Iuliis, Gerardo ^b,c   Pujos, François ^d,e  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^e UMIFRE 17 CNRS MAEDI USR3337 Amérique Latine Projet de Recherche Tambo Colorado   (Peru)

Author keywords

Ahytherium aureum; Brazil; Megalonychidae; Quaternary; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; QUATERNARY; SKELETAL REMAINS;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; POCO AZUL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EDENTATA; MAMMALIA; MEGALONYCHIDAE; SLOTHS; XENARTHRA;

EID: 50049125049     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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