Species Classification: ‭ ‬Megalonychidae.

In Depth        Xibalbaonyx is a genus of ground sloth that lived in Mexico during the Pleistocene, Many fossils of this ground sloth have been recovered from underwater caves. Further Reading -‭ ‬Xibalbaonyx oviceps,‭ ‬a new megalonychid ground sloth‭ (‬Folivora,‭ ‬Xenarthra‭) ‬from the Late Pleistocene of the Yucat�n Peninsula,‭ ‬Mexico,‭ ‬and its paleobiogeographic significance.‭ ‬-‭ ‬PalZ.‭ … Read more

In Depth Further Reading – Third contribution to the Snake Creek Fauna. – Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 50:59-210. – W. D. Matthew – 1924. – The Ground Sloth Megalonyx from Pleistocene Deposits of the Old Crow Basin, Yukon, Canada. – Arctic (Calgary, Alberta: The Arctic Institute of North America) 53 (3): … Read more