Name - Megalonyx jeffersonii

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:974618 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Megalonyx jeffersonii Desmarest 1822

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Recent Publications

• Latest Pleistocene paleoecology of Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) and elk-moose (Cervalces scotti) in northern Illinois.
• First report of Jefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) in North Dakota: Paleobiogeographical and paleoecological significance.
• Youngest radiocarbon age for Jefferson's ground sloth, Megalonyx jeffersonii (Xenarthra, Megalonychidae).
• Inferring differential behavior between giant ground sloth adults and juveniles through scapula morphology.
• First record of the extinct ground sloth, Megalonyx jeffersonii, (Xenarthra, Megalonychidae) from New York and contributions to its paleoecology.

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