Biology:Imagocnus
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Short description: Extinct genus of ground sloth
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| Genus: | †Imagocnus MacPhee & Iturralde-Vinent 1994
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| Species: | †I. zazae
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| †Imagocnus zazae MacPhee & Iturralde-Vinent 1994
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Imagocnus is an extinct genus of ground sloth from the Early Miocene (Burdigalian) Lagunitas Formation of Cuba.
Description
This sloth resided in the Antilles and showed a range of body size, from Parocnus-sized to Megalocnus-sized or larger. Its relationships to other Antillean sloths are not immediately clear, though the genera Megalocnus and Parocnus, other ground sloths, are its most likely relatives.[1]
See also
- Pilosans of the Caribbean
References
- ↑ MacPhee, R.D.E.; Iturralde-Vinent, M.A.; Gaffney, E.S. (2003). "Domo de Zaza, an early Miocene vertebrate locality in south-central Cuba, with notes on the tectonic evolution of Puerto Rico and the Mona Passage". American Museum Novitates (3394): 1–42. doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2003)394<0001:DDZAEM>2.0.CO;2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/292687.
Wikidata ☰ Q5805808 entry
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