Megalonyx leptostomus Cope 1893 (edentate)

Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae

Synonyms: Megalonyx rohrmani Gustafson 1978, Megalonyx rohrmanni Gustafson 1978

Belongs to Megalonyx according to Cioe 1893

See also Albright et al. 2019, Gustafson 1978, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980 and McDonald and Naples 2007

Sister taxa: Megalonyx curvidens, Megalonyx cuvieri, Megalonyx gigas, Megalonyx gracilis, Megalonyx jeffersonii, Megalonyx leidyi, Megalonyx mathisi, Megalonyx obtusidens, Megalonyx validus, Megalonyx wheatleyi, Morotherium leptonyx

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of United States (6: Florida, South Carolina collections)

• Blancan of United States (16: Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Washington)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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