Reinterpretation of a Middle Eocene Record of Tardigrada (Pilosa, Xenarthra, Mammalia) from La Meseta Formation, Seymour Island, West Antarctica

An isolated and incomplete tooth, discovered in sediments of Middle Eocene La Meseta Fm on Seymour Island (northern Weddell Sea, West Antarctica), has previously been interpreted to be that of a sloth. The specimen as preserved is composed of dentine, as in sloths and tooth-bearing xenarthrans gener...

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Published in:American Museum Novitates
Main Authors: R.D.E. MacPhee, M.A. Reguero
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: American Museum of Natural History 2010
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1206/703.1