CHAPTER VII

THE SUBCLASS EUTHERIA AND THE ORDER EDENTATA 173

General characters and classification of Eutheria, 173.

ORDER EDENTATA 176

_Family_ BRADYPODIDÆ, 179; _Bradypus_, 181; _Cholœpus_, 182; _Nothropus_, 183. _Family_ MEGATHERIIDÆ, 183; _Megatherium_, 185; _Scelidotherium_ and _Mylodon_, 188; _Promegatherium_, 189. _Family_ MYRMECOPHAGIDÆ, 190; _Myrmecophaga_, 190; _Tamandua_, 192; _Cycloturus_, 193. _Family_ DASYPODIDÆ, 194; _Subfamily_ Chlamydophorinæ, 196; _Chlamydophorus_, 196; _Subfamily_ Dasypodinæ, 197; _Dasypus_, 197; _Xenurus_, 198; _Priodon_, 198; _Tolypeutes_, 199; _Subfamily_ Tatusiinæ, 200; _Tatusia_, 200; Extinct genera, 201. _Family_ GLYPTODONTIDÆ, 202. _Family_ MANIDÆ, 204; _Manis_, 204; _Palæomanis_, 208. _Family_ ORYCTEROPODIDÆ, 208; _Orycteropus_, 208. Bibliography, 211.