Nothrotherium is derived from the Greek nothros [νωθρός], meaning "lazy" or "slothful," and therion [θηρίον], "beast", and the species N. maquinense is named after the Maquiné Grotto in Brazil, where it was found. Synonyms such as Coelodon occasionally cause confusion where they occur in early texts such as that of Alfred Russel Wallace's major work, The Geographical Distribution of Animals (1876).[3] This genus formerly included the species Nothrotheriops shastensis, which was later moved to Nothrotheriops.
Description
Analysis of a coprolite associated with a N. maquinense skeleton in Brazil's Gruta dos Brejoes show it to have been a browser which fed on xerophytic leaves and fruits,[4] and it is sometimes thought to have been an inhabitant of open, peripheral forests, possibly having a semi-arboreal lifestyle, like the contemporaneous Cuban ground sloths and Diabolotherium.[5] Plant material in the Gruta dos Brejoes coprolite yielded a date of 12,200 ± 120 yr BP.[6][7]
^Stock: Skull and Dentition of Nothrotherium. Princeton University. 1918. pp. 163–170.
^Wallace, Alfred Russel (1876). The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Harper and brothers – via Internet Archive.
^Duarte, L.; Souza, M. M. (1991). "Restos de vegetais conservados em coprólitos de mamíferos (Palaeolama sp. e Nothrotherium maquinense (Lund, Lydekker) na Gruta dos Brejoes, BA". Boletim de Resumos do XII Congresso Brasileiro de Paleotologia: 74.
^Eisenberg, John F.; Redford, Kent H. (1989). Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3: Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil. University of Chicago Press. p. 34. ISBN9780226195421.
^Czaplewski, N. J.; Cartelle, Castor (1998). "Pleistocene bats from cave deposits in Bahia, Brazil". Journal of Mammalogy. 79 (3): 784–803. doi:10.2307/1383089. JSTOR 1383089.
^Steadman, D. W.; et al. (2005). "Asynchronous extinction of late Quaternary sloths on continents and islands". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102 (33): 11763–11768. Bibcode:2005PNAS..10211763S. doi:10.1073/pnas.0502777102. PMC1187974. PMID 16085711.
Bibliography
Amson, Eli; Juan D. Carrillo, and Carlos Jaramillo. 2016. Neogene sloth assemblages (Mammalia, Pilosa) of the Cocinetas Basin (La Guajira, Colombia): Implications for the Great American Biotic Interchange. Palaeontology _. 1-20. Accessed 2017-03-31.
Further reading
Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
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nothrotherium, extinct, genus, medium, sized, ground, sloth, from, south, america, bolivia, brazil, ware, formation, guajira, colombia, differs, from, nothrotheriops, smaller, size, differences, skull, hind, bones, both, genera, traced, back, hapalops, genus, . Nothrotherium is an extinct genus of medium sized ground sloth from South America Bolivia Brazil and the Ware Formation La Guajira Colombia 1 It differs from Nothrotheriops in smaller size and differences in skull and hind leg bones but both genera can be traced back to Hapalops the genus which both evolved from in different ecological conditions 2 NothrotheriumTemporal range Middle Pleistocene Early Holocene Uquian Lujanian 1 8 0 010 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Skull of NothrotheriumScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaOrder PilosaFamily NothrotheriidaeSubfamily NothrotheriinaeGenus NothrotheriumLydekker 1889SpeciesN maquinense Lund 1839 N escrivanense Reinhardt 1878SynonymsCoelodon Lund 1838Caelodon Lund 1839Coclodon Lund 1839Cyclodon Lund 1839Toelodon Lund 1840Hypocoelus Ameghino 1891 Contents 1 Taxonomy 2 Description 3 References 3 1 Bibliography 4 Further readingTaxonomy EditNothrotherium is derived from the Greek nothros nw8ros meaning lazy or slothful and therion 8hrion beast and the species N maquinense is named after the Maquine Grotto in Brazil where it was found Synonyms such as Coelodon occasionally cause confusion where they occur in early texts such as that of Alfred Russel Wallace s major work The Geographical Distribution of Animals 1876 3 This genus formerly included the species Nothrotheriops shastensis which was later moved to Nothrotheriops Description EditAnalysis of a coprolite associated with a N maquinense skeleton in Brazil s Gruta dos Brejoes show it to have been a browser which fed on xerophytic leaves and fruits 4 and it is sometimes thought to have been an inhabitant of open peripheral forests possibly having a semi arboreal lifestyle like the contemporaneous Cuban ground sloths and Diabolotherium 5 Plant material in the Gruta dos Brejoes coprolite yielded a date of 12 200 120 yr BP 6 7 References Edit Paleontology portal Amson et al 2016 p 12 Stock Skull and Dentition of Nothrotherium Princeton University 1918 pp 163 170 Wallace Alfred Russel 1876 The Geographical Distribution of Animals Harper and brothers via Internet Archive Duarte L Souza M M 1991 Restos de vegetais conservados em coprolitos de mamiferos Palaeolama sp e Nothrotherium maquinense Lund Lydekker na Gruta dos Brejoes BA Boletim de Resumos do XII Congresso Brasileiro de Paleotologia 74 Eisenberg John F Redford Kent H 1989 Mammals of the Neotropics Volume 3 Ecuador Bolivia Brazil University of Chicago Press p 34 ISBN 9780226195421 Czaplewski N J Cartelle Castor 1998 Pleistocene bats from cave deposits in Bahia Brazil Journal of Mammalogy 79 3 784 803 doi 10 2307 1383089 JSTOR 1383089 Steadman D W et al 2005 Asynchronous extinction of late Quaternary sloths on continents and islands Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102 33 11763 11768 Bibcode 2005PNAS 10211763S doi 10 1073 pnas 0502777102 PMC 1187974 PMID 16085711 Bibliography Edit Amson Eli Juan D Carrillo and Carlos Jaramillo 2016 Neogene sloth assemblages Mammalia Pilosa of the Cocinetas Basin La Guajira Colombia Implications for the Great American Biotic Interchange Palaeontology 1 20 Accessed 2017 03 31 Further reading EditClassification of Mammals by Malcolm C McKenna and Susan K Bell This prehistoric mammal related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nothrotherium amp oldid 1100678313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
