Nomenclatural history of Megalonyx Jefferson, 1799 (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Pilosa, Megalonychidae)

Both authorship and spelling of the extinct giant sloth genus Megalonyx and its type species, M. jeffersonii (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Pilosa, Megalonychidae), have been inconsistent. The genus-group name has been cited with two different authorships and three dates, and it has been spelled with two dif...

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Main Author: Loren E. Babcock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-03-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/117999/download/pdf/