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Parocnus

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, with the body mass of the various species of the genus estimated at around , comparable to a pig.

Taxonomy

After

  • †Parocnus browni Pleistocene to Holocene, Cuba
  • †Parocnus serus Pleistocene to Holocene, Hispaniola (synonym Megalocnus zile)
  • †Parocnus dominicanus Pleistocene to Holocene, Hispaniola

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