Nohochichak
Nohochichak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | †Megalonychidae |
Genus: | †Nohochichak McDonald et al. 2017 |
Species: | †N. xibalbahkah
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Binomial name | |
†Nohochichak xibalbahkah McDonald et al. 2017
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Nohochichak is an extinct genus of
Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico
.
Discovery and taxonomy
The only known specimens were discovered in the underwater cave system of Hoyo Negro in Quintana Roo, consisting of a partial skull, mandible and some postcranial remains.[1] It was found to be closer to other Mexican Sloth taxa, like Xibalbaonyx, Meizonyx and Zacatzontli than to the North American Megalonyx.[1]
Description
In life, it is estimated to have been around 987 kg in weight. It probably lived in a dry landscape.[2]