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Xenarthra Cope, 1889

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals

Scientific synonyms

Edentata

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Temporal range:Lower Eocene - recent

Images

Chaetophractus villosus - Large Hairy Armadillo

Chaetophractus villosus - Large Hairy Armadillo

Author: Vladimír Motyčka

Myrmecophaga tridactyla - Giant Anteater

Choloepus didactylus - Southern Two-toed Sloth

Choloepus didactylus - Southern Two-toed Sloth

Author: Milan Kořínek
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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 9

family Bradypodidae - three-toed sloths
family Megalonychidae - megalonychid sloths
family Myrmecophagidae - anteaters
family Dasypodidae - armadillos

Xenarthra incertae sedis

family Glyptodontidae Gray, 1969 - glyptodonts †
family Megatheriidae Gray, 1821 - megatheriid ground sloths †
family Mylodontidae Gill, 1872 - mylodontid ground sloths †
family Orophodontidae Ameghino, 1895 - orophodontid ground sloths †
family Pampatheriidae Paula Couto, 1954 - pampatheres †

Links and literature

CZ Savci (Mammalia) [chudozub]
Bryl M., Matyáštík T.: Savci (Mammalia) [http://savci.upol.cz]
EN Tree of Life [Edentata]
Tree of Life [http://tolweb.org/tree]
EN Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery [Xenarthra]
Vitali F.: Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery [http://www.cerambycoidea.com]
CZ Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Xenarthra]
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† extinct taxon



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