Systematic revision of tropical Brazilian scelidotheriine sloths (Xenarthra, Mylodontoidea)

C. Cartelle, G. De Iuliis, and R. Lopes Ferreira

2009

Article

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):555-566

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Catonyx cuvieri
• Megalonyx gracilis
• Myrmecophaga gigantea
• Platyonyx
• Platyonyx bucklandi
• Valgipes bucklandi

Taxonomy:

• Catonyx cuvieri belongs to Catonyx - McDonald (1839)
• Myrmecophaga gigantea belongs to Valgipes - Cartelle et al. (2009)
• Valgipes bucklandi belongs to Valgipes - Cartelle et al. (2009)
• Megalonyx gracilis belongs to Megalonyx - Cartelle et al. (2009)
• Platyonyx bucklandi belongs to Valgipes bucklandi - Cartelle et al. (2009)
• Valgipes deformis belongs to Valgipes bucklandi - Cartelle et al. (2009)