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Megalonychinae
Taxonomy
Megalonychinae was named by Trouessart (1904). Its type is Megalonyx.
It was assigned to Megatheriidae by Hay (1930); and to Megalonychidae by Hirschfeld (1985) and Varela et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Megatheriidae by Hay (1930); and to Megalonychidae by Hirschfeld (1985) and Varela et al. (2019).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1904 | Megalonychinae Trouessart |
| 1930 | Megalonychinae Hay p. 407 |
| 1985 | Megalonychinae Hirschfeld |
| 2019 | Megalonychinae Varela et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subfm. †Megalonychinae Trouessart 1904
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G. †Ahytherium Cartelle et al. 2008
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†Ahytherium aureum Cartelle et al. 2008
Invalid names: Iporangabradyx Dos Santos 1991 [nomen nudum], Iporangabradyx collecti Dos Santos 1991 [nomen nudum]
G. †Megalonyx Harlan 1825
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†Megalonyx curvidens Matthew 1924
†Megalonyx cuvieri Lund 1839
†Megalonyx dissimilis Leidy 1855
†Megalonyx gigas Marsh 1874
†Megalonyx jeffersonii Desmarest 1822 [Jefferson's ground sloth]
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Invalid names: Megalonyx brachycephalus Sellards 1941 [synonym], Megalonyx californicus Stock 1913 [synonym], Megalonyx hogani Stovall 1940 [synonym], Megalonyx laqueatus Harlan 1831 [synonym], Megalonyx milleri Lyon 1938 [synonym]
†Megalonyx leidyi Lindahl 1892
†Megalonyx loxodon Cope 1871
†Megalonyx mathisi Hirschfeld and Webb 1968
†Megalonyx obtusidens Webb and Perrigo 1985
†Megalonyx scalper Cope 1899
†Megalonyx sierrensis Sinclair 1905 [sloth]
†Megalonyx tortulus Cope 1871
†Megalonyx validus Leidy 1868
Invalid names: Megalonyx gracilis Lund 1893 [nomen nudum]
G. †Pliometanastes Hirschfeld and Webb 1968
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†Pliometanastes protistus Hirschfeld and Webb 1968
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Invalid names: Pliometanastes galushai Hirschfeld and Webb 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available