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

• Main Authors: MacPhee, R. D. E., Reguero, Marcelo Alfredo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Museum of Natural History
• Subjects: ANTARCTICA; SEYMOUR ISLAND; EOCENE; XENARTHRA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Seymour; Seymour Island; Weddell; Weddell Sea; West Antarctica; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/198856

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...