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 . ion of the sametype, retaining some generalized characters, as those ofthe alimentary organs, but in other respects, as their defen-sive armature, remarkably specialized. The two Old-Worldfamilies Jllanida; and Orycteropodidx are so essentially dis-tinct, both from the American families and from each other,that it may even be considered doubtful whether they arederived from the
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 . ion of the sametype, retaining some generalized characters, as those ofthe alimentary organs, but in other respects, as their defen-sive armature, remarkably specialized. The two Old-Worldfamilies Jllanida; and Orycteropodidx are so essentially dis-tinct, both from the American families and from each other,that it may even be considered doubtful whether they arederived from the same primary branch of mammals, oi-whether they may not be ofisets of some other branch, theremaining members of which have beeu lost to knowledge. Family clothed with long, coarse, crisp hair. Head short androunded. External ears inconspicuous. Teeth f in- each jaw,subcylindrical, of persistent growth, consisting of a central axis ofvaso-dentine, mth a thin investment of hard dentine, with a thickouter coating of cement; without (as far as is yet known) any suc-cession. Fore limbs greatly longer than the hind limbs. All theextremities terminating in narrow, curved feet; tha digits never. exceeding three In number, encased for nearly their whole lengthin a common integument, and armed with long strong claws. Tailrudimentery. Stomach complex. Ko caecum. Placenta decid*uate, dome-like, composed of en aggregation of numerous discoidallobes. Strictly arboreal in habits, vegetable feeders, and limitedgeographically to the forest regions of South and Central genera, Bradypus and Cholcepus. See Sloth. T. 858. EDENTATA.] MAMMALIA 385 botli North and South America, were Intormediate betv\-cen those ofthe existing Bradypodidx luid the Myrmccopfiarjidiv, combining tliohead and dentition of the former with the structure of the vertebralcolumn, limbs, and tail of iho latter. Almost all the known sjieci
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