CHAPTER VII

THE SUBCLASS EUTHERIA AND THE ORDER EDENTATA 173

General characters and classification of Eutheria, 173.

ORDER EDENTATA 176

_Family_ BRADYPODIDÆ, 179; _Bradypus_, 181; _Cholœpus_, 182;

_Nothropus_, 183. _Family_ MEGATHERIIDÆ, 183; _Megatherium_,

185; _Scelidotherium_ and _Mylodon_, 188; _Promegatherium_,

189. _Family_ MYRMECOPHAGIDÆ, 190; _Myrmecophaga_, 190;

_Tamandua_, 192; _Cycloturus_, 193. _Family_ DASYPODIDÆ,

194; _Subfamily_ Chlamydophorinæ, 196; _Chlamydophorus_,

196; _Subfamily_ Dasypodinæ, 197; _Dasypus_, 197; _Xenurus_,

198; _Priodon_, 198; _Tolypeutes_, 199; _Subfamily_

Tatusiinæ, 200; _Tatusia_, 200; Extinct genera, 201.

_Family_ GLYPTODONTIDÆ, 202. _Family_ MANIDÆ, 204; _Manis_,

204; _Palæomanis_, 208. _Family_ ORYCTEROPODIDÆ, 208;

_Orycteropus_, 208. Bibliography, 211.

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