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IV. fMYLODONTID^. 



'\Mylodon, Plio. and Pleist., S. A.; Pleist., N. A. ^Paramylodon, 

 Pleist., N. A. ^Grypotherium, Pleist., S. A. ^Pseudolestodon, 

 Plio. and Pleist., S. A. ]Scelidotherium, do. ^Nematherium, 

 Santa Cruz. \Analcitherium, do. 

 V. IMegalonychid^. 



tAfegaZon!/.r, Pleist., N. A. ] Nothrotherium,, Pleist., S. A. ]Mega- 

 locnus, Pleist., Cuba. ^Hapalops, Santa Cruz. ^Schismotherium, 

 do. \Pelecyodon, do. \Megalonychotherium, do. \Protobradys, 

 Casa Mayor. 



Series LORICATA. Armoured Edentates 

 Suborder DASYPODA. ArmadiUos 



VI. Dasypodid.e. 



Dasypus, 6-, 7- and 8-Banded Armadillos, Pleist. and Rec, S. A. 

 Cabassous, 11-Banded Armadillo, do. Priodontes, Giant Arma- 

 dillo, do. Tolypeides, Apar, Rec, S. A. Zaedyus, Pygmy 

 Armadillo, do. Sderopleura, do. Chlamydophorus, Pichiciago, 

 do. Tatu, 9-Banded Aniiadillo, Pleist. and Rec, S. A.; Rec, 

 Texas. ^Eutatus, Plio. and Pleist., S. A. ^Chlamydotherium, 

 do. ^Proeidatus, Santa Cruz, "f Prozaedius, Deseado and Santa 

 Cruz. ^Prodasypus, do. \Stegotherium, Santa Cruz. ]Meteu- 

 tatus, Deseado. \Sadypus, do. fAmblytatus, do. "f P ret uphr ac- 

 tus, do. 

 VII. Peltephilid.e. 



]Peltephilus, Deseado and Santa Cruz. 

 VIII. Incert^ Sedis. 



'\Metacheiromys, mid. Eoc, N. A. 



Suborder jGLYPTODONTIA. jGlyptodonts 



IX. fGLYPTODONTID^. 



^Glyptodon, Plio. and Pleist., N. and S. A. fDoedicurus, Pleist., 

 S. A. fPanoddhus, do. \Sderocalyptus, Plio. and Pleist., 

 S. A. ^Glyptotheriimi, mid. Plio., N. A. ] Propakeohoplo- 

 phorus, Deseado and Santa Cruz. ^Cochlops, Santa Cruz. 

 ^ Eucinepeltus, do. "f Asterostemma, do. 



In the section Pilosa, which includes the sloths (Tardigrada) , 

 anteaters (Vermilingua) and the extinct fground-sloths (fGra- 

 vigrada), the skin is thickly clothed with long hair, and in the 

 Loricata, armadillos and fglyptodonts, the head, body, tail and 

 legs are more or less completely encased in an armour of bony 

 scutes covered with plates of horn, but with some hairs also. 



