Mammalia - Xenarthra - Megalonychidae

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

See also Carroll 1988

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

Subtaxa: Megalonychotherium atavus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Tigre Level 8.1 (Miocene of Argentina)

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