Megalonyx curvidens Matthew 1924 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Full reference: W. D. Matthew. 1924. Third contribution to the Snake Creek Fauna. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 50:59-210

Belongs to Megalonyx according to O. P. Hay 1930

See also Matthew 1924 and McDonald and Naples 2007

Sister taxa: Megalonyx cuvieri, Megalonyx dissimilis, Megalonyx gigas, Megalonyx gracilis, Megalonyx jeffersonii, Megalonyx leidyi, Megalonyx leptostomus, Megalonyx loxodon, Megalonyx mathisi, Megalonyx obtusidens, Megalonyx scalper, Megalonyx sierrensis, Megalonyx tortulus, Megalonyx validus, Megalonyx wheatleyi

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Hemphillian of United States (8: Nebraska collections)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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