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.