†Australonyx De Iuliis et al. 2009 (edentate)
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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
Type: Australonyx aquae
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Poço Azul Cave (Quaternary of Brazil)
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