Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Family †Mylodontidae Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Xenarthra Subfamily †Scelidotheriinae | |
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Similar Scelidodon, Mylodontidae, Scelidotherium, Glossotherium, Nematherium | ||
Bamboozlin with the hc and ya boi catonyx
Catonyx is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae, endemic to South America during the Late Pleistocene epochs. It lived from 126,000—10,000 years ago, existing for approximately 0.116 million years. The most recent date obtained is about 9600 B.P.
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Taxonomy
Catonyx was named by Ameghino (1891). It was assigned to Scelidotheriinae by Gaudin (1995).
Fossil distribution
Fossils have been uncovered in Brazil and Uruguay.
References
Catonyx Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA