Mammalia - Megatherioidea - Megalonychidae
Full reference: S. D. Webb and S. C. Perrigo. 1985. New megalonychid sloths from El Salvador. The evolution and ecology of armadillos, sloths, and vermilinguas 113-120
Belongs to Megalonyx according to S. D. Webb and S. C. Perrigo 1985
Sister taxa: Megalonyx curvidens, Megalonyx cuvieri, Megalonyx dissimilis, Megalonyx gigas, Megalonyx gracilis, Megalonyx jeffersonii, Megalonyx leidyi, Megalonyx leptostomus, Megalonyx loxodon, Megalonyx mathisi, Megalonyx scalper, Megalonyx sierrensis, Megalonyx tortulus, Megalonyx validus, Megalonyx wheatleyi
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Barranca del Sisimico (Quaternary of El Salvador)
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