Miocnus
| Miocnus Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Xenarthra |
| Infraorder: | Pilosa |
| Family: | Megalonychidae |
| Genus: | †Miocnus Matthew (1931) |
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Miocnus is an extinct genus of giant ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae endemic to Cuba during the Pleistocene epoch through very early Pliocene epoch, living from 1.8 Mya—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 1.5 million years.[1]
Taxonomy
Miocnus was named by Matthew (1931). Its type is Miocnus antillensis. It was assigned to Megalonychidae by Matthew (1931).[2]
Fossil distribution
Sites and ages of specimen (complete list):
- Casimba, Cuba ~1.8 Mya-11,000 years ago.
References
- ↑ http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=37704 Paleobiology database: Casimba collection.
- ↑ W. D. Matthew. 1931. Genera and new species of ground sloths from the Pleistocene of Cuba. American Museum Novitates 511:1-5