Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)

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Krmpotic, Cecilia Mariana; Ciancio, Martín Ricardo; Carlini, Alfredo Armando; Cordeiro de Castro, Mariela; Scarano, Alejo Carlos; Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo
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2015
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Among extant mammals, the presence of osteoderms is limited to armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae), being one of its distinctive features. The osteoderms are articulated to form a carapace that covers their body dorsally. In this paper we study the integumentary structures of the armadillos Chaetophractus vellerosus, Chaetophractus villosus, Euphractus sexcinctus, and Zaedyus pichiy (Euphractinae), Dasypus hybridus, and Dasypus novemcinctus (Dasypodinae) within a comparative framework, aiming to identify patterns common to the family and to the subfamilies Dasypodinae and Euphractinae, as well as peculiarities of each species. Differences between the two subfamilies were observed in the dorsal integument, related to the production of blood cells and the mobility of the carapace. The Euphractinae present more numerous and larger cavities filled with adipose tissue in the osteoderms, as well as more marginal follicles than the Dasypodinae. These provide thermal insulation that could be related to their distribution in cooler climates. The sebaceous glands associated with surface follicles are also more developed in the Euphractinae and could be related to preventing the desiccation of the cornified scales in arid climates.
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Paleontología
Armadillo
Osteoderm
Cornified scales
Histology
Dasypodinae
Euphractinae
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spelling Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)Krmpotic, Cecilia MarianaCiancio, Martín RicardoCarlini, Alfredo ArmandoCordeiro de Castro, MarielaScarano, Alejo CarlosBarbeito, Claudio GustavoPaleontologíaArmadilloOsteodermCornified scalesHistologyDasypodinaeEuphractinaeAmong extant mammals, the presence of osteoderms is limited to armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae), being one of its distinctive features. The osteoderms are articulated to form a carapace that covers their body dorsally. In this paper we study the integumentary structures of the armadillos Chaetophractus vellerosus, Chaetophractus villosus, Euphractus sexcinctus, and Zaedyus pichiy (Euphractinae), Dasypus hybridus, and Dasypus novemcinctus (Dasypodinae) within a comparative framework, aiming to identify patterns common to the family and to the subfamilies Dasypodinae and Euphractinae, as well as peculiarities of each species. Differences between the two subfamilies were observed in the dorsal integument, related to the production of blood cells and the mobility of the carapace. The Euphractinae present more numerous and larger cavities filled with adipose tissue in the osteoderms, as well as more marginal follicles than the Dasypodinae. These provide thermal insulation that could be related to their distribution in cooler climates. The sebaceous glands associated with surface follicles are also more developed in the Euphractinae and could be related to preventing the desiccation of the cornified scales in arid climates.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo2015-10-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArticulohttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdf601-616http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/139218enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0720-213xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/1432-234xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s00435-015-0281-8info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)reponame:SEDICI (UNLP)instname:Universidad Nacional de La Platainstacron:UNLP2025-09-29T11:31:58Zoai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/139218Institucionalhttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/oai/snrdalira@sedici.unlp.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:13292025-09-29 11:31:58.301SEDICI (UNLP) - Universidad Nacional de La Platafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
title Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
spellingShingle Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
Krmpotic, Cecilia Mariana
Paleontología
Armadillo
Osteoderm
Cornified scales
Histology
Dasypodinae
Euphractinae
title_short Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
title_full Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
title_fullStr Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
title_full_unstemmed Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
title_sort Comparative histology and ontogenetic change in the carapace of armadillos (Mammalia: Dasypodidae)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Krmpotic, Cecilia Mariana
Ciancio, Martín Ricardo
Carlini, Alfredo Armando
Cordeiro de Castro, Mariela
Scarano, Alejo Carlos
Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo
author Krmpotic, Cecilia Mariana
author_facet Krmpotic, Cecilia Mariana
Ciancio, Martín Ricardo
Carlini, Alfredo Armando
Cordeiro de Castro, Mariela
Scarano, Alejo Carlos
Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo
author_role author
author2 Ciancio, Martín Ricardo
Carlini, Alfredo Armando
Cordeiro de Castro, Mariela
Scarano, Alejo Carlos
Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Paleontología
Armadillo
Osteoderm
Cornified scales
Histology
Dasypodinae
Euphractinae
topic Paleontología
Armadillo
Osteoderm
Cornified scales
Histology
Dasypodinae
Euphractinae
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Among extant mammals, the presence of osteoderms is limited to armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae), being one of its distinctive features. The osteoderms are articulated to form a carapace that covers their body dorsally. In this paper we study the integumentary structures of the armadillos Chaetophractus vellerosus, Chaetophractus villosus, Euphractus sexcinctus, and Zaedyus pichiy (Euphractinae), Dasypus hybridus, and Dasypus novemcinctus (Dasypodinae) within a comparative framework, aiming to identify patterns common to the family and to the subfamilies Dasypodinae and Euphractinae, as well as peculiarities of each species. Differences between the two subfamilies were observed in the dorsal integument, related to the production of blood cells and the mobility of the carapace. The Euphractinae present more numerous and larger cavities filled with adipose tissue in the osteoderms, as well as more marginal follicles than the Dasypodinae. These provide thermal insulation that could be related to their distribution in cooler climates. The sebaceous glands associated with surface follicles are also more developed in the Euphractinae and could be related to preventing the desiccation of the cornified scales in arid climates.
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo
description Among extant mammals, the presence of osteoderms is limited to armadillos (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae), being one of its distinctive features. The osteoderms are articulated to form a carapace that covers their body dorsally. In this paper we study the integumentary structures of the armadillos Chaetophractus vellerosus, Chaetophractus villosus, Euphractus sexcinctus, and Zaedyus pichiy (Euphractinae), Dasypus hybridus, and Dasypus novemcinctus (Dasypodinae) within a comparative framework, aiming to identify patterns common to the family and to the subfamilies Dasypodinae and Euphractinae, as well as peculiarities of each species. Differences between the two subfamilies were observed in the dorsal integument, related to the production of blood cells and the mobility of the carapace. The Euphractinae present more numerous and larger cavities filled with adipose tissue in the osteoderms, as well as more marginal follicles than the Dasypodinae. These provide thermal insulation that could be related to their distribution in cooler climates. The sebaceous glands associated with surface follicles are also more developed in the Euphractinae and could be related to preventing the desiccation of the cornified scales in arid climates.
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