Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Full reference: L. Kraglievich. 1922. Amphiocnus paranense n. gen. n. sp. Un probable precursor del "Megalocnus" de la isla de Cuba en la Formación Entrerriana. Physis (Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Ciencias Naturales) 6:73-87

Parent taxon: Megalonychidae according to D. Brandoni 2011

See also Brandoni 2008

Sister taxa: Amphihapalops, Analcimorphus, Choloepodinae, Deseadognathus, Diheterocnus, Eleutherodon, Eucholoeops, Eugeronops, Geronops, Hapalops, Holomegalonyx, Hyperleptus, Mecorhinus, Megalocninae, Megalonychinae, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Meizonyx, Mesocnus, Mesopotamocnus, Metopotherinae, Metopotherini, Microcnus, Miocnus, Nohochichak, Nothropus, Ocnopodinae, Ortotheriinae, Ortotherium, Paranabradys, Paraplanops, Pattersonocnus, Pliomorphus, Protomegalonyx, Pseudhapalops, Pseudortotherium, Torcellia, Trematherium, Urumacocnus, Xibalbaonyx, Zacatzontli

Subtaxa: Amphiocnus paranense

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Type: Amphiocnus paranense

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Parana, Pueblo Brugo to Diamante, Ituzaingo Fm. ( of Argentina)

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