Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Synonyms: Megalonyx rohrmani Gustafson 1978, Megalonyx rohrmanni Gustafson 1978
Belongs to Megalonyx according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Albright et al. 2019, Alroy 2002, Gustafson 1978, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and McDonald and Naples 2007
Sister taxa: Megalonyx curvidens, Megalonyx cuvieri, Megalonyx dissimilis, Megalonyx gigas, Megalonyx gracilis, Megalonyx jeffersonii, Megalonyx leidyi, Megalonyx loxodon, Megalonyx mathisi, Megalonyx obtusidens, Megalonyx scalper, Megalonyx sierrensis, Megalonyx tortulus, Megalonyx validus, Megalonyx wheatleyi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: Florida, South Carolina collections)
• Blancan of United States (16: Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Washington)
Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence
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