Definition of Catonyx. Meaning of Catonyx. Synonyms of Catonyx

- Catonyx is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Scelidotheriidae, endemic to South America during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. It lived...
- main group of closely related genera, which include Scelidotherium and Catonyx. The following sloth family phylogenetic tree is based on collagen and...
- with a complex and long taxonomic history, and is a close relative of Catonyx and Proscelidodon. The taxonomic history of Scelidotheriidae in Brazil...
- Lestodon armatus (C, middle left) Mylodon darwinii (D, middle right) Glossotherium robustum (E, bottom left) and Catonyx cf. C. cuvieri (F, bottom right)...
- (though still large) ground sloths Mylodon, Glossotherium, Lestodon and Catonyx, the rhinoceros like ungulate Toxodon, the camel-like Macrauchenia, the...
- Mylodontoidea Family: †Scelidotheriidae Ameghino 1889 Genera †Analcitherium †Catonyx †Chubutherium †Nematherium †Neonematherium †Proscelidodon †Scelidodon †Scelidotheridium...
- Trigodon and Charruatoxodon, the peccary Platygonus, the ground sloths Catonyx tarijensis and Pronothrotherium figueirasi; the glyptodonts (Glyptodon...
- the glyptodont genus Panochthus, the llama Palaeolama, the ground sloth Catonyx, and the equine Equus neogeus, and the crocodilian Caiman latirostris....
- extinct animals named after Cuvier, such as the South American giant sloth Catonyx cuvieri. Cuvier Island in New Zealand was named after Cuvier by D'Urville...
- Heinrich Frank, believe that they were dug by giant ground sloths, possibly Catonyx, Glossotherium, or Lestodon. Another group believes that even the largest...