Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Synonym: Megalonyx sphenodon Cope 1871
Belongs to Megalonyx according to O. P. Hay 1930
See also Alroy 2002, Hay 1902, Hirschfeld and Webb 1968, Kurten and Anderson 1980, Lundelius 1972 and McDonald and Naples 2007
Sister taxa: Megalonyx curvidens, Megalonyx cuvieri, Megalonyx dissimilis, Megalonyx gigas, Megalonyx gracilis, Megalonyx jeffersonii, Megalonyx leidyi, Megalonyx leptostomus, Megalonyx loxodon, Megalonyx mathisi, Megalonyx obtusidens, Megalonyx scalper, Megalonyx sierrensis, Megalonyx tortulus, Megalonyx validus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (10: California, Florida, Pennsylvania, South Dakota collections)
• Blancan of Mexico (1), United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
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