Catonyx Ameghino 1891 (edentate)

Mammalia - Mylodontidae

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

See also Boscaini et al. 2019 and Gaudin 1995

Sister taxa: Amnotherium, Analcitherium, Lymodon, Neonematherium, Proscelidodon, Scelidodon, Scelidotheriops, Scelidotherium, Sibyllotherium, Valgipes

Subtaxa: Catonyx chiliensis Catonyx cuvieri Catonyx tarijensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (17 collections), Bolivia (1), Brazil (12), Peru (1), Uruguay (4)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Argentina (1), Uruguay (1)

Total: 37 collections including 38 occurrences

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