New species of the ground sloth Parocnus from the late Pleistocene-early Holocene of Hispaniola

Parocnus dominicanus sp. nov. represents a new species of megalonychid ground sloth from the Altagracia Province of southeastern Dominican Republic. Specimens of multiple individuals, including one associated partial skeleton, were recovered from two separate underwater caves in the Parque Nacional...

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Main Authors: Robert McAfee, Sophia Beery, Renato Rimoli, Juan Almonte, Phillip Lehman, Siobhan Cooke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alberta Libraries 2021-08-01
Series:Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology
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Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php/VAMP/article/view/29369