Megalonyx Jefferson, 1799
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Jefferson, Thomas. 1799. A memoir on the discovery of certain bones of a quadruped of the clawed kind in the western parts of Virginia. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society v.4: 246-260.
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Pilosa
- family
- Megalonychidae
- genus
- Megalonyx
Name
Bibliographic References
- Babcock, L. E. (2024). Nomenclatural history of Megalonyx Jefferson, 1799 (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Pilosa, Megalonychidae). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1195: 297-308. 10.3897/zookeys.1195.117999
- Brands, S. J. (compiler). (1989-2005). Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Originally available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/; for current information, refer http://taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/ProjectDescription.aspx .
- Fernicola, Vizcaino & de Iuliis, 2009
- Jefferson, T. (1799). A memoir on the discovery of certain bones of a quadruped of the clawed kind in the western parts of Virginia. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society.</em> 4: 246-260.
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- Neave, S. A. and successors. (1939-2004). Nomenclator Zoologicus, vols. 1-10 online. [developed by uBio, hosted online at MBLWHOI Library].
- SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
- SN2000/McKenna & Bell, 1997
- as per family