Biology:Mylodonopsis
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Mylodonopsis is an extinct genus of ground sloth, containing a single species, Mylodonopsis ibseni from the Late Pleistocene of Brazil. It is a member of the family Mylodontidae. Although only known from fragmentary fossil remains, it has been proposed to be closely related to Mylodon.[1]
Palaeobiology
It is suggested to have been a mixed feeder, being capable of both browsing and grazing.[2] Two M. ibseni haemal arches and a caudal vertebra recovered from Gruta dos Brejões show evidence of palaeopathologies in the form of eroded articular surfaces.[3]
References
- ↑ Haro, José A.; Tauber, Adan A.; Krapovickas, Jerónimo M. (2 September 2016). "The manus of mylodon darwinii Owen (Tardigrada, Mylodontidae) and its phylogenetic implications" (in en). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36 (5). doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1188824. ISSN 0272-4634. Bibcode: 2016JVPal..36E8824H. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2016.1188824. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ Dantas, Mário A.T.; Santos, Adaiana M.A. (August 2022). "Inferring the paleoecology of the Late Pleistocene giant ground sloths from the Brazilian Intertropical Region" (in en). Journal of South American Earth Sciences 117. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103899. Bibcode: 2022JSAES.11703899D. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0895981122001882. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ↑ Barbosa, Fernando H. de S.; Porpino, Kleberson de O.; Araújo-Júnior, Hermínio I. de; Bergqvist, Lilian P.; Rothschild, Bruce M. (13 September 2017). "Articular and vertebral lesions in the Pleistocene sloths (Xenarthra, Folivora) from the Brazilian Intertropical Region" (in en). Historical Biology 31 (5): 544–558. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1376191. ISSN 0891-2963. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08912963.2017.1376191. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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