Name - Megalonyx jeffersonii Desmarest 1822

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:5647313 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Megalonyx jeffersonii

• Megalonyx jeffersonii (Desmarest 1822)

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Recent Publications

• Paleobiology of Jefferson's Ground Sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) derived from three contemporaneous, ontogenetically distinct individuals recovered from Southwestern Iowa, USA.
• Nomenclatural history of Megalonyx Jefferson, 1799 (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Pilosa, Megalonychidae).

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