Deseadognathus Carlini and Scillato-Yané 2004 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Full reference: A. A. Carlini and G. J. Scillato-Yané. 2004. The oldest Megalonychidae (Xenarthra: Tardigrada); phylogenetic relationships and an emended diagnosis of the family. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie Abhandlungen 233:423-443

Parent taxon: Megalonychidae according to A. A. Carlini and G. J. Scillato-Yané 2004

Sister taxa: Amphihapalops, Amphiocnus, Analcimorphus, Choloepodinae, Diheterocnus, Eleutherodon, Eucholoeops, Eugeronops, Geronops, Hapalops, Holomegalonyx, Hyperleptus, Mecorhinus, Megalocninae, Megalonychinae, Megalonychops, Megalonychotherium, Meizonyx, Mesocnus, Mesopotamocnus, Metopotherinae, Metopotherini, Microcnus, Miocnus, Nohochichak, Nothropus, Ocnopodinae, Ortotheriinae, Ortotherium, Paranabradys, Paraplanops, Pattersonocnus, Pliomorphus, Protomegalonyx, Pseudhapalops, Pseudortotherium, Torcellia, Trematherium, Urumacocnus, Xibalbaonyx, Zacatzontli

Subtaxa: Deseadognathus riggsi

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at La Flecha, type locality of the Deseadan SALMA ( of Argentina)

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