Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Full reference: R. Hoffstetter. 1954. Les gravigrades (Edentes Xenarthres) des cavernes de Lagoa Santa (Minas Gerais, Bresil). Annalles des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie 11:741-764
Parent taxon: Megalonychidae according to R. Hoffstetter 1954
Sister taxa: Amphihapalops, Amphiocnus, Analcimorphus, Choloepodinae, Deseadognathus, Diheterocnus, Eleutherodon, Eucholoeops, Eugeronops, Geronops, Hapalops, Holomegalonyx, Hyperleptus, Mecorhinus, Megalocninae, Megalonychinae, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Meizonyx, Mesocnus, Mesopotamocnus, Metopotherinae, Metopotherini, Microcnus, Miocnus, Nohochichak, Nothropus, Ortotheriinae, Ortotherium, Paranabradys, Paraplanops, Pattersonocnus, Pliomorphus, Protomegalonyx, Pseudhapalops, Pseudortotherium, Torcellia, Trematherium, Urumacocnus, Xibalbaonyx, Zacatzontli
Subtaxa: Ocnopus
Type: Ocnopus
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Brazil (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence