Australonyx aquae De Iuliis et al. 2009 (edentate)

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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