Pliometanastes Hirschfeld and Webb 1968 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Full reference: S. E. Hirschfeld and S. D. Webb. 1968. Plio-Pleistocene Megalonychid Sloths of North America. Bulletin of the Florida State Museum 12(5)

Parent taxon: Megalonychinae according to L. Varela et al. 2019

See also Carroll 1988, Hirschfeld and Webb 1968, McDonald and Naples 2007 and Pujos et al. 2007

Sister taxa: Ahytherium, Australonyx, Megalonyx, Megistonyx

Subtaxa: Pliometanastes protistus

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Blancan of Mexico (1 collection)

• Hemphillian of Costa Rica (1), United States (11: California, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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