Parocnus is an extinct genus of sloth native to Cuba and Hispaniola, belonging to the family Megalocnidae. It was a terrestrial ground sloth, being the second largest Caribbean sloth after Megalocnus.[1]
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After †Parocnus browni Pleistocene to Holocene, Cuba †Parocnus serus Pleistocene to Holocene, Hispaniola (synonym Megalocnus zile) †Parocnus dominicanus...
†Mesocnus browni Pleistocene to Holocene, Cuba Parocnus †Parocnus browni Pleistocene to Holocene, Cuba †Parocnus serus Pleistocene to Holocene, Hispaniola...
Miocnus, Neocnus and Parocnus. The former species M. zile from Hispaniola is currently thought to be a junior synonym of Parocnus serus. Megalocnus, the...
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...
conform to genetic studies, as it includes the Caribbean sloths Neocnus, Parocnus Megalocnus and Arcatocnus which have been placed in the separate family...
mainland Hispaniola. Parocnus serus, a sloth found also on mainland Hispaniola and Gonâve. Gonâve is an island off southwestern Haiti. Parocnus serus, a sloth...
composed of several ground sloth genera, such as Megalocnus, Acratocnus, and Parocnus. along with large tortoises and rodents. The thicker hides and shells of...
Almonte, J., Lehman, P., & Cooke, S. (2021). New species of the ground sloth Parocnus from the late Pleistocene-early Holocene of Hispaniola. Vertebrate Anatomy...
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