| LC control no. | sh 85040951 |
|---|---|
| LC classification | QL737.E2 QL737.E238 |
| Topical heading | Xenarthra |
| Variant(s) | Edentata Edentates Xenarthrans |
| See also | Mammals |
| Found in | Walker mamm. world: v. 1, p. 515 (Order Xenarthra. Xenarthrans. "The name Xenarthra usually has been applied at the subordinal level, with the name Edentata being given to an order that included the Xenarthra and the supposedly ancestral suborder Palaeanodonta. However, Glass (1985) explained that the Palaeanodonta are ancestral to the Pholidota, not to the Xenarthra, and that the name Edentata should be considered a synonym of the name Pholidota. The name Xenarthra also has been used at the ordinal level by Barlow (1984), Engelmann (1985), and Wetzel (1985), though not by Corbet and Hill (1986).") Mamm. species of the world, 1993: p. 63 (Order Xenarthra. Synonym: Edentata) Corbet world list mamm. species: p. 23 (Order Xenarthra (Edentata). Edentates) The evolution and ecology of armadillos, sloths, and vermilinguas, 1985: intro. ("The Xenarthra, the American edentates, are a group of particular interest ... As an order, the Xenarthra are a classical example of adaptive radiation.") p. 5 (order Xenarthra (=Edentata)) Carroll vert. paleo. and evol.: p. 555 (Order Xenarthra. Xenarthrans) Savage, R.J.G. Mammal evolution, c1986: p. 3 of cover (Infraclass Eutheria, Cohort Edentata, Order Xenarthra) Am. heritage dict., c1976. |
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