C. C. Bentley, J. L. Knight, and M. A. Knoll 



This is the first published report of fossil D. virginiana from 

 South Carolina. 



Order Xenarthra 



Family Megalonychidae 



Megalonyx jeffersoni - Jefferson's Ground Sloth 



Material: 1 upper right 3rd molariform (.194). 



Remarks: This sloth has been found as far north as Canada and the 

 western coast of Alaska, and formerly ranged throughout the United 

 States except for the Rocky Mountains, Great Basin, and the arid or 

 desert areas of the Southwest. It is thought that the diet of this sloth 

 consisted of twigs and leaves and that it inhabited forested or 

 wooded areas (Kurten and Anderson 1980). 



Previous reports of this species from South Carolina include 

 Hay (1923) and material from Edisto Island (Roth and Laerm 1980). 



Family Dasypodidae 

 Dasypus bellus - Beautiful Armadillo 



Material: 25 buckler osteoderms (.200- .210), (5 USNM), (9 UF); 

 11 movable osteoderms (.195- .199), (3 USNM), (3 UF); 1 cephalic 

 osteoderm (.211); 1 caudal vertebra (.212). 



Remarks: This armadillo probably fed primarily on insects and that 

 diet might have restricted its range to moderate climes (Kurten and 

 • Anderson 1980). However, Voorhies (1987) questioned its reliability 

 as a warm weather indicator. Its occurrence with mostly boreal forms 

 in the Craigmile local fauna, Nebraska (Rhodes 1984), suggests that 

 it may have been able to withstand weather conditions considerably 

 cooler than D. novemcinctus. D. bellus fossil records are well established 

 in South America and the southern portions of the United States (Kurten 

 and Anderson 1980). This suggests that D. bellus is a fairly reliable 

 indicator of warm climates, and the material from Nebraska may represent 

 a fringe population. Although a common Pleistocene fossil, this is only 

 the second report of this species from South Carolina. It was first 

 reported by Roth and Laerm (1980) from Edisto Island. 



Family Pampatheriidae 

 Holmesina septentrionalis - Northern Pampathere 



Material: 1 partial buckler osteoderm (.227); 1 cephalic osteoderm (.228). 



Remarks: Differentiation of the cephalic and buckler osteoderm was 

 based on the descriptions of Edmund (1985). 



