†Australonyx aquae De Iuliis et al. 2009 (edentate)
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Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Full reference: G. De Iuliis, F. Pujos, and C. Cartelle. 2009. A new ground sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from the Quaternary of Brazil. Comptes Rendus Palevol 8:705-715
Belongs to Australonyx according to G. De Iuliis et al. 2009
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MCL23315, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Poço Azul Cave, which is in a Lujanian cave horizon in Brazil.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Poço Azul Cave
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