- Xenarthra - Wikipedia
The name Xenarthra, which means "strange joints", was chosen because the vertebral joints of members of the group have extra articulations of a type unlike any other mammals
- Xenarthran | Sloths, Armadillos Anteaters | Britannica
xenarthran, (magnorder Xenarthra), an ancient lineage of mammals comprising the armadillos (order Cingulata) and the sloths and anteaters (order Pilosa) The namesake feature shared by all members of Xenarthra is seen in the lower backbone
- xenarthrans - IUCN SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group
Apart from being among the most unusual of Neotropical creatures, the xenarthrans are together one of the most ancient groups of mammals — perhaps descendants of the earliest radiation of mammalian species
- Xenarthra Facts Pictures: Meet The Armadillos, Anteaters Sloths
Xenarthra is the group of mammals that contains the sloths, anteaters and armadillos Xenarthra is a ‘superorder’ – a group of related animals that contains other, smaller groups of even more closely-related animals
- Meet the Xenarthrans - Armadillos, Sloths, and Anteaters
Armadillos, sloths, and anteaters, also known as xenarthrans (Greek for "strange joints"), can be distinguished from other mammals by (among other things) the unique joints in their backbones that endow them with the strength and support they need to pursue their climbing or burrowing lifestyles
- Introduction to the Xenarthra
Anteaters, armadillos, and sloths are a group of eutherian mammals known as the Xenarthra They were once placed in the order Edentata and are still often referred to as edentates, a word that means "toothless "
- Xenarthra (Sloths, Anteaters, and Armadillos) - Encyclopedia. com
It has two main groups, the Pilosa and the Cingulata The Pilosa contains sloths and anteaters, also known as the hairy xenarthrans, and the Cingulata includes the extinct glyptodonts and armadillos, the animals with bony carapaces
- Xenarthra - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xenarthra The Xenarthra is a superorder of mammals It is a group of placental mammals (infraclass Eutheria) They live at present only in the Americas, and are anteaters, tree sloths, and armadillos Their origins can be traced back as far as the Palaeogene (about 60-65 million years ago (mya), shortly after the Mesozoic) in South America [1]
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