Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Full reference: G. De Iuliis, F. Pujos, and C. Cartelle. 2009. A new ground sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Brazil. Comptes Rendus Palevol 8:705-715

Parent taxon: Megalonychinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019

See also De Iuliis et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Ahytherium, Ereptodon, Megalonyx, Megistonyx, Pliometanastes, Sinclairia

Subtaxa: Australonyx aquae

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Type: Australonyx aquae

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Poço Azul Cave (Quaternary of Brazil)

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