Name - Thalassocnus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1098451 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Thalassocnus de Muizon & McDonald 1995

• Thalassocnus Muizon & McDonald 1995

• Thalassocnus Muizon & McDonald, 1995

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Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Bone histology as a clue for resolving the puzzle of a dugong rib in the Pisco Formation, Peru.
• Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Hind Limb of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada).
• Osteology and Functional Morphology of the Axial Postcranium of the Marine Sloth Thalassocnus (Mammalia, Tardigrada) with Paleobiological Implications.
• A reappraisal of the phylogeny of the Megatheria (Mammalia: Tardigrada), with an emphasis on the relationships of the Thalassocninae, the marine sloths.
• Evolutionary adaptation to aquatic lifestyle in extinct sloths can lead to systemic alteration of bone structure.

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