The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . of North America some remains have been discovered, assigned Fig. 3S,-Lower to and Teethby Marsh to the genus Maropus, the o^^^?««-- ^ of a distinct family, the Moropidm. There are two species, oneabout as large as a Tapir, and one nearly twice that size. In theLower Pliocene, well-preserved remains of Edentates of very largesize have been found at several widely sep
The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . of North America some remains have been discovered, assigned Fig. 3S,-Lower to and Teethby Marsh to the genus Maropus, the o^^^?««-- ^ of a distinct family, the Moropidm. There are two species, oneabout as large as a Tapir, and one nearly twice that size. In theLower Pliocene, well-preserved remains of Edentates of very largesize have been found at several widely separated localities in Idahoand California. These belong to the genus Morotkerium, of whichtwo species are known. East of the Rocky Mountains, in the LowerPliocene of Nebraska, a large species apparently of the genusMoropits has been discovered. None of these have as yet been fullydescribed or figured. Marsh believes that North America was the ori-ginal home of the Edentates, and tnat they spread to the southernportion of the continent towards the close of the Tertiary period. Family clothed vith hair. No teeth. Head tubular, with a small termiual aperture, through which. tho long, vermiform tongue, covered with the viscid trucretion ofthe enormous submaxillary glands, i« rapidly protruded in feed-ing, and withdraAvn again witli the adhering particles of aliment,which are theu suckt-d into the pharynx. lu the manus, thothird toe is greatly developed, and has a long falcate claw ; thoothers are reduced or suppressed. Tho ]ies has lour or live 8ube(iualdigits with Posterior dorsal and lumbar vertebiic with ad-ditional interlocking zygApophyses. Tail long, sometimes jirehcu-sile. Placenta dome-like or discoidal. The ayimals of this familyare the ^^ ;iV&par excellence. They feed exclusively on animalsubstances, mostly insects. Quo species is terrestrial, the othersarboreal; none burrow in the ground. Thcv are all inhabita
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