. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. I70 FOSSIL ANTEATERS only two toes on tlie fore-feet. It is to be distinguished, anatomically, from its larger relatives by the complete clavicle, and by the fact that the pterygoids do not meet in the middle line of the skull. The ribs, too, are unusually wide, as in the AVhale jSicohalaena, and form a bony encasement for the body. It has two small caeca. Of fossil Anteaters but little is known. The most interesting form is Scotaeops, interesting because it has two small back teeth, which are totally lost in its living allies. The huge Patagonian exti
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. I70 FOSSIL ANTEATERS only two toes on tlie fore-feet. It is to be distinguished, anatomically, from its larger relatives by the complete clavicle, and by the fact that the pterygoids do not meet in the middle line of the skull. The ribs, too, are unusually wide, as in the AVhale jSicohalaena, and form a bony encasement for the body. It has two small caeca. Of fossil Anteaters but little is known. The most interesting form is Scotaeops, interesting because it has two small back teeth, which are totally lost in its living allies. The huge Patagonian extinct bird PJw7'orhacos, first known by a lower jaw, was at one time regarded as a member of this group on account of the form and edentulous character of the jaw. Fam. 2. Bradypodidae.—The Sloths, genera Bradypus and. PlO. 96.—Unaii, or Two-toed Sloth. Oholoepus didactylus. x i. (After Vogt and Specht.) Choloeputi, come, as already stated, very near to the Anteaters, in spite of their striking difference in appearance. The Sloths are purely arboreal creatures, with strong recurved claws, which serve. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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