| 词条 | Hapalops |
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| fossil_range = Early-Late Miocene (Santacrucian-Huayquerian) ~{{fossil range|17.5|7.246}} | image = Hapalops ruetimeyeri.JPG | image_upright = 1.15 | image_caption = Hapalops ruetimeyeri | taxon = Hapalops | authority = Ameghino, 1887 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision =
}}Hapalops is an extinct genus of ground sloth from the Early to Late Miocene of Brazil (Solimões Formation), Bolivia (Honda Group), Colombia (Honda Group),[1] and Argentina (Santa Cruz Formation) in South America.[2] Though related to the giant Megatherium, Hapalops was much smaller, measuring about {{convert|1|m|ft}} in length. Like most extinct sloths it is categorized as a ground sloth, but it is believed that the smaller size of Hapalops allowed it to engage in some climbing behaviors.[3] DescriptionIt had a robust body, short skull and long limbs with large, curved claws. When it did visit the ground the animal probably walked on the knuckles of its forelimbs, like a gorilla. Hapalops had very few teeth with no incisors, the mandible included only four pairs of teeth.[4][5] {{clearleft}}References{{Portal|Neogene|Mammals|Paleontology|Prehistory of South America}}1. ^Croft, 2007, p.300 2. ^Hapalops at Fossilworks.org 3. ^White, J. 1993. Indicators of locomotor habits in Xenarthrans: Evidence for locomotor heterogeneity among fossil sloths. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 13(2): 230-242 4. ^{{cite book |editor=Palmer, D.|year=1999 |title= The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals|publisher= Marshall Editions|location=London|page= 207|isbn= 978-1-84028-152-1}} 5. ^{{Cite web |url = http://www.grupopaleo.com.ar/miramarprehistorica/mioceno_xenarthros.htm |title = 404 - File or directory not found |trans-title=|language = Spanish |author = |date = |website = |publisher = |accessdate = August 10, 2015 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120220143610/http://www.grupopaleo.com.ar/miramarprehistorica/mioceno_xenarthros.htm |archivedate = February 20, 2012 |df = }} Bibliography
22 : Prehistoric sloths|Prehistoric mammal genera|Miocene xenarthrans|Miocene mammals of South America|Huayquerian|Chasicoan|Mayoan|Laventan|Colloncuran|Friasian|Santacrucian|Neogene Argentina|Fossils of Argentina|Neogene Bolivia|Fossils of Bolivia|Neogene Brazil|Fossils of Brazil|Neogene Colombia|Fossils of Colombia|Honda Group, Colombia|Fossil taxa described in 1887|Taxa named by Florentino Ameghino |
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