†Catonyx Ameghino 1891 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Xenarthra - Mylodontidae
Parent taxon: Scelidotheriinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019
See also Boscaini et al. 2019 and Gaudin 1995
Sister taxa: Amnotherium, Analcitherium, Lymodon, Neonematherium, Proscelidodon, Scelidodon, Scelidotheriops, Scelidotherium, Sibyllotherium, Valgipes
Subtaxa: Catonyx chiliensis Catonyx cuvieri Catonyx tarijensis
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Argentina (16 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (13), Peru (1), South Atlantic (1), Uruguay (4)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (1), Uruguay (1)
Total: 38 collections including 39 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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