†Meizonyx salvadorensis Webb and Perrigo 1985 (edentate)
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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 Meizonyx according to H. G. McDonald et al. 2020
See also Webb and Perrigo 1985
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: UF 27513, a mandible. Its type locality is Barranca del Sisimico, which is in a Pleistocene/Pleistocene terrestrial sandstone in the Cuscatlán Formation of El Salvador.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of El Salvador (1 collection), Mexico (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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