The Basicranium and Orbital Region of the Early Miocene<i>Eucholoeops ingens</i>Ameghino, (Xenarthra, Pilosa, Megalonychidae)

J. Gaudin, Timothy; De Iuliis, Gerardo; Toledo, Néstor; Pujos, François

doi:10.5710/amgh.04.12.2014.2755

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The Basicranium and Orbital Region of the Early MioceneEucholoeops ingensAmeghino, (Xenarthra, Pilosa, Megalonychidae)

Published in Ameghiniana • Dec 4, 2014

Authors:

Timothy J. Gaudin

Gerardo De Iuliis

Néstor Toledo

Abstract

New, exceptionally well preserved skulls of the basal megalonychid ground sloth Eucholoeops ingens Ameghino have been recovered through recent field work in the late early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation of southern Argentina (Patagonia, Santacrucian SALMA). These specimens have permitted detailed desc...

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Anatomy

Biology

Skull

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