Extinct genus of ground sloth
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". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 36 (5): e1188824. Bibcode:2016JVPal..36E8824H. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1188824. hdl:11336/179728. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 89036115. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
- ^ 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". Journal of South American Earth Sciences. 117: 103899. Bibcode:2022JSAES.11703899D. doi:10.1016/j.jsames.2022.103899. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
- ^ 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". Historical Biology. 31 (5): 544–558. doi:10.1080/08912963.2017.1376191. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
