A new ground sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Brazil

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 705-715

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

^a GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

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

^e PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Australonyx aquae; Brazil; Megalonychidae; Quaternary; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC FOREST; CAATINGA; PLEISTOCENE; SAVANNAH BIOME;

MAMMALS;

ARBOREAL SPECIES; BIOME; FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEONTOLOGY; QUATERNARY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EDENTATA; MAMMALIA; MEGALONYCHIDAE; SLOTHS; XENARTHRA;

EID: 71449097740     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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