Acratocnus simorhynchus Rega, McFarlane, Lundberg & Christenson, 2002:14
Hispaniolan snub-nosed sloth, Dominican flat-nosed sloth
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: c. 19,500 BC
Distribution
Dominican Republic, Hispaniola
Biology
Hypodigm
Holotype: ALF 7194
Type locality: "Cueva del Perezoso, Jaragua National Park, Pedernales Province, Dominican Republic (UTM 88498N 9938E)"
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Elizabeth Rega, Donald A. McFarlane, Joyce Lundberg & Keith Christenson. (2002). A new megalonychid sloth from the late Wisconsinan of the Dominican Republic. Caribbean Journal of Science 38(1-2): 11-19.
Other references:
Gaudin, T. (2004). Phylogenetic relationships among sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Tardigrada): the craniodental evidence. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140, 255-305.
White, J.L. & MacPhee, R.D.E. 2001 The sloths of the West Indies: a systematic and phylogenetic review. In Biogeography of the West Indies: patterns and perspectives (ed. C.A. Woods & F.E. Sergile), pp. 201-236. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
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