<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>2 | Luciano Varela</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication-type/2/</link><atom:link href="https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication-type/2/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description>2</description><generator>Wowchemy (https://wowchemy.com)</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:38:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://lvarela.netlify.app/media/icon_huef238475812d7e943e5258f20920b8c4_1034080_512x512_fill_lanczos_center_3.png</url><title>2</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication-type/2/</link></image><item><title>First 87Sr/86Sr isotope data for the extinct sloth Lestodon armatus: insights into the spatial ecology of South American Late Pleistocene megafauna</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/first-87sr-86sr-isotope-data-for-the-extinct-sloth-lestodon-armatus-insights-into-the-spatial-ecology-of-south-american-late-pleistocene-megafauna/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 02:38:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/first-87sr-86sr-isotope-data-for-the-extinct-sloth-lestodon-armatus-insights-into-the-spatial-ecology-of-south-american-late-pleistocene-megafauna/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Femora nutrient foramina and aerobic capacity in giant extinct xenarthrans</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/femora-nutrient-foramina-and-aerobic-capacity-in-giant-extinct-xenarthrans/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:41:56 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/femora-nutrient-foramina-and-aerobic-capacity-in-giant-extinct-xenarthrans/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Late Miocene mammalian burrows in the Camacho Formation of Uruguay reveal a complex community of ecosystem engineers</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/late-miocene-mammalian-burrows-in-the-camacho-formation-of-uruguay-reveal-a-complex-community-of-ecosystem-engineers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/late-miocene-mammalian-burrows-in-the-camacho-formation-of-uruguay-reveal-a-complex-community-of-ecosystem-engineers/</guid><description/></item><item><title>A window into a late Pleistocene megafauna community: Stable isotopes show niche partitioning among herbivorous taxa at the Arroyo del Vizcaíno site (Uruguay)</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/a-window-into-a-late-pleistocene-megafauna-community-stable-isotopes-show-niche-partitioning-among-herbivorous-taxa-at-the-arroyo-del-vizcaino-site-uruguay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:44:32 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/a-window-into-a-late-pleistocene-megafauna-community-stable-isotopes-show-niche-partitioning-among-herbivorous-taxa-at-the-arroyo-del-vizcaino-site-uruguay/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Occurrence of the ground sloth Nothrotheriops (Xenarthra, Folivora) in the Late Pleistocene of Uruguay: new information on its dietary and habitat preferences based on stable isotope analysis</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/occurrence-of-the-ground-sloth-nothrotheriops-xenarthra-folivora-in-the-late-pleistocene-of-uruguay-new-information-on-its-dietary-and-habitat-preferences-based-on-stable-isotope-analysis/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:14:30 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/occurrence-of-the-ground-sloth-nothrotheriops-xenarthra-folivora-in-the-late-pleistocene-of-uruguay-new-information-on-its-dietary-and-habitat-preferences-based-on-stable-isotope-analysis/</guid><description/></item><item><title>3D finite element analysis and geometric morphometrics of sloths (Xenarthra, Folivora) mandibles show insights on the dietary specializations of fossil taxa</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/3d-finite-element-analysis-and-geometric-morphometrics-of-sloths-xenarthra-folivora-mandibles-show-insights-on-the-dietary-specializations-of-fossil-taxa/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:10:21 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/3d-finite-element-analysis-and-geometric-morphometrics-of-sloths-xenarthra-folivora-mandibles-show-insights-on-the-dietary-specializations-of-fossil-taxa/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Conical and sabertoothed cats as an exception to craniofacial evolutionary allometry</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/conical-and-sabertoothed-cats-as-an-exception-to-craniofacial-evolutionary-allometry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2023 04:05:36 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/conical-and-sabertoothed-cats-as-an-exception-to-craniofacial-evolutionary-allometry/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Revisiting proboscidean phylogeny and evolution through total evidence and palaeogenetic analyses including Notiomastodon ancient DNA</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/revisiting-proboscidean-phylogeny-and-evolution-through-total-evidence-and-palaeogenetic-analyses-including-notiomastodon-ancient-dna/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 04:23:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/revisiting-proboscidean-phylogeny-and-evolution-through-total-evidence-and-palaeogenetic-analyses-including-notiomastodon-ancient-dna/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Sexual dimorphism in the fossil ground sloth Lestodon armatus (Xenarthra, Folivora)</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/sexual-dimorphism-in-the-fossil-ground-sloth-lestodon-armatus-xenarthra-folivora/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 04:19:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/sexual-dimorphism-in-the-fossil-ground-sloth-lestodon-armatus-xenarthra-folivora/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Hard Facts in an Imperfect Site: The Evidence of Human Presence in the Arroyo del Vizcaíno. Reply to Holcomb et al</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/hard-facts-in-an-imperfect-site-the-evidence-of-human-presence-in-the-arroyo-del-vizcaino-reply-to-holcomb-et-al/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 04:17:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/hard-facts-in-an-imperfect-site-the-evidence-of-human-presence-in-the-arroyo-del-vizcaino-reply-to-holcomb-et-al/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Presence of the ground sloth Valgipes bucklandi (Xenarthra, Folivora, Scelidotheriinae) in southern Uruguay during the Late Pleistocene: Ecological and biogeographical implications</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/presence-of-the-ground-sloth-valgipes-bucklandi-xenarthra-folivora-scelidotheriinae-in-southern-uruguay-during-the-late-pleistocene-ecological-and-biogeographical-implications/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:33:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/presence-of-the-ground-sloth-valgipes-bucklandi-xenarthra-folivora-scelidotheriinae-in-southern-uruguay-during-the-late-pleistocene-ecological-and-biogeographical-implications/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Deep classification of cut-marks on bones from Arroyo del Vizcaíno (Uruguay)</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/deep-classification-of-cut-marks-on-bones-from-arroyo-del-vizcaino-uruguay/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2021 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/deep-classification-of-cut-marks-on-bones-from-arroyo-del-vizcaino-uruguay/</guid><description/></item><item><title>The inner ear anatomy of glyptodonts and pampatheres (Xenarthra, Cingulata): Functional and phylogenetic implications</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/the-inner-ear-anatomy-of-glyptodonts-and-pampatheres-xenarthra-cingulata-functional-and-phylogenetic-implications/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2021 04:42:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/the-inner-ear-anatomy-of-glyptodonts-and-pampatheres-xenarthra-cingulata-functional-and-phylogenetic-implications/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Keeping old giants at the service of a local community: The Arroyo del Vizcaíno collection (Sauce, Uruguay)</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/keeping-old-giants-at-the-service-of-a-local-community-the-arroyo-del-vizcaino-collection-sauce-uruguay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:53:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/keeping-old-giants-at-the-service-of-a-local-community-the-arroyo-del-vizcaino-collection-sauce-uruguay/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Unexpected inhibitory cascade in the molariforms of sloths (Folivora, Xenarthra)</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/unexpected-inhibitory-cascade-in-the-molariforms-of-sloths-folivora-xenarthra/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/unexpected-inhibitory-cascade-in-the-molariforms-of-sloths-folivora-xenarthra/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Sampling biases and Paleozoic sporomorphs diversity dynamics in Western Gondwana strata</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/sampling-biases-and-paleozoic-sporomorphs-diversity-dynamics-in-western-gondwana-strata/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:46:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/sampling-biases-and-paleozoic-sporomorphs-diversity-dynamics-in-western-gondwana-strata/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Phylogeny, macroevolutionary trends and historical biogeography of sloths: insights from a Bayesian morphological clock analysis</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/phylogeny-macroevolutionary-trends-and-historical-biogeography-of-sloths-insights-from-a-bayesian-morphological-clock-analysis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 04:57:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/phylogeny-macroevolutionary-trends-and-historical-biogeography-of-sloths-insights-from-a-bayesian-morphological-clock-analysis/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Comment on “Isotopic insight on paleodiet of extinct Pleistocene megafaunal Xenarthrans from Argentina” by H. Bocherens et al</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/comment-on-isotopic-insight-on-paleodiet-of-extinct-pleistocene-megafaunal-xenarthrans-from-argentina-by-h-bocherens-et-al/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:12:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/comment-on-isotopic-insight-on-paleodiet-of-extinct-pleistocene-megafaunal-xenarthrans-from-argentina-by-h-bocherens-et-al/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Fusion of anterior thoracic vertebrae in Pleistocene ground sloths</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/fusion-of-anterior-thoracic-vertebrae-in-pleistocene-ground-sloths/</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:08:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/fusion-of-anterior-thoracic-vertebrae-in-pleistocene-ground-sloths/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Potential distribution of fossil xenarthrans in South America during the Late Pleistocene: Co-Occurrence and provincialism</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/potential-distribution-of-fossil-xenarthrans-in-south-america-during-the-late-pleistocene-co-occurrence-and-provincialism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 05:15:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/potential-distribution-of-fossil-xenarthrans-in-south-america-during-the-late-pleistocene-co-occurrence-and-provincialism/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Co-occurrence of mylodontid sloths and insights on their potential distributions during the late Pleistocene</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/co-occurrence-of-mylodontid-sloths-and-insights-on-their-potential-distributions-during-the-late-pleistocene/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2016 05:18:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/co-occurrence-of-mylodontid-sloths-and-insights-on-their-potential-distributions-during-the-late-pleistocene/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Masseter moment arm as a dietary proxy in herbivorous ungulates</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/masseter-moment-arm-as-a-dietary-proxy-in-herbivorous-ungulates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 05:22:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/masseter-moment-arm-as-a-dietary-proxy-in-herbivorous-ungulates/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Collagen sequence analysis of the extinct giant ground sloths Lestodon and Megatherium</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/collagen-sequence-analysis-of-the-extinct-giant-ground-sloths-lestodon-and-megatherium/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2015 05:20:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/collagen-sequence-analysis-of-the-extinct-giant-ground-sloths-lestodon-and-megatherium/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Arroyo del Vizcaíno, Uruguay: a fossil-rich 30-ka-old megafaunal locality with cut-marked bones.</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/arroyo-del-vizcaino-uruguay-a-fossil-rich-30-ka-old-megafaunal-locality-with-cut-marked-bones/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:25:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/arroyo-del-vizcaino-uruguay-a-fossil-rich-30-ka-old-megafaunal-locality-with-cut-marked-bones/</guid><description/></item><item><title>Among others, cut-marks are archaeological evidence: reply to ‘Archaeological evidences are still missing: a comment on Fariña et al. Arroyo del Vizcaíno Site, Uruguay’ by Suárez et al.</title><link>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/among-others-cut-marks-are-archaeological-evidence-reply-to-archaeological-evidences-are-still-missing-a-comment-on-farina-et-al-arroyo-del-vizcaino-site-uruguay-by-suarez-et-al/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:24:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lvarela.netlify.app/publication/among-others-cut-marks-are-archaeological-evidence-reply-to-archaeological-evidences-are-still-missing-a-comment-on-farina-et-al-arroyo-del-vizcaino-site-uruguay-by-suarez-et-al/</guid><description/></item></channel></rss>