Imagocnus
| Imagocnus Temporal range: early Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Xenarthra |
| Family: | Megalonychidae |
| Genus: | †Imagocnus MacPhee and Iturralde-Vinent, 1994 |
| Species: | †I. zazae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Imagocnus zazae MacPhee and Iturralde-Vinent, 1994 | |
Imagocnus is an extinct genus of ground sloth from the early Miocene of Cuba.
This sloth resided in the Antilles and showed a range of body size. Its relationships to other Antillean sloths are not immediately clear, though the genera Megalocnus and Parocnus,other ground sloths, are its most likely relatives.[1]
References
- ↑ MacPhee, R.D.E., Iturralde-Vinent, M.A., & Gaffney, E.S. (2003). "Domo de Zaza, an early Miocene vertebrate locality in south-central Cuba, with notes on the tectonic evolution of Puerto Rico and the Mona Passage". American Museum Novitates 3394: 1–42. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)394<0001:DDZAEM>2.0.CO;2. hdl:2246/2820.