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Myrmecophagidae. The Myrmecophagidae are a family of anteaters, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek words for 'ant' and 'eat' ( myrmeco- and phagos ). Two genera and three species are in the family, consisting of the giant anteater, and the tamanduas. The fossil Eurotamandua from the Messel Pit in Germany may be an early anteater, but ...
Myrmecophagidae. anteaters. Four species in three genera make up this family, whose members are found in Central and South America. Anteaters range from the very small Cyclopes, which weighs around 250 gms, to the large Myrmecophaga, which weighs over 30 kg. All anteaters have long, tapered snouts; that of Myrmecophaga is ex ...
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Apr 12, 2018 · The monospecific giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758, is the largest of the 4 species of New World vermilinguans. A feeding specialist on ants and termites, it occupies a broad range of lowland habitats, from dry scrub and savannah to rainforests. Its geographic range extends throughout southern Central America and northern ...
- Timothy Gaudin, Patrick Hicks, Yamil Edgardo Di Blanco
- 2018
era and the three undoubted extinct myrmecophagid genera is performed based upon osteolog-ical characteristics of the skull and postcranial skeleton. One hundred seven discrete morphological characters are analyzed using the computer program PAUP. Characters are
A cladistic investigation of the phylogenetic relationships among the three extant anteater genera and the three undoubted extinct myrmecophagid genera is performed based upon osteological characteristics of the skull and postcranial skeleton. One hundred seven discrete morphological characters are analyzed using the computer program PAUP. Characters are polarized via comparison to the ...
- Timothy J. Gaudin, Daniel G. Branham
- 1998
Sep 1, 1998 · A cladistic investigation of the phylogenetic relationships among the three extant anteater genera and the three undoubted extinct myrmecophagid genera is performed based upon osteological ...
Other articles where myrmecophagy is discussed: mammal: Teeth: …termites, a specialization generally termed myrmecophagy (“ant eating”). Trends frequently associated with myrmecophagy include strong claws, an elongate rounded skull, a wormlike extensible tongue, marked reduction in the mandible (lower jaw), and loss or extreme simplification of the teeth (dentition). This habit has led ...
