Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Full reference: S. D. Webb and S. C. Perrigo. 1985. New megalonychid sloths from El Salvador. The evolution and ecology of armadillos, sloths, and vermilinguas 113-120
Parent taxon: Megalonychidae according to H. G. McDonald et al. 2020
See also McKenna and Bell 1997 and Webb and Perrigo 1985
Sister taxa: Amphihapalops, Amphiocnus, Analcimorphus, Choloepodinae, Deseadognathus, Diheterocnus, Eleutherodon, Eucholoeops, Eugeronops, Geronops, Hapalops, Holomegalonyx, Hyperleptus, Mecorhinus, Megalocninae, Megalonychinae, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Mesocnus, Mesopotamocnus, Metopotherinae, Metopotherini, Microcnus, Miocnus, Nohochichak, Nothropus, Ocnopodinae, Ortotheriinae, Ortotherium, Paranabradys, Paraplanops, Pattersonocnus, Pliomorphus, Protomegalonyx, Pseudhapalops, Pseudortotherium, Torcellia, Trematherium, Urumacocnus, Xibalbaonyx, Zacatzontli
Subtaxa: Meizonyx salvadorensis
Type: Meizonyx salvadorensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of El Salvador (1 collection), Mexico (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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