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  1. Megalonyx

    Megalonyx (Greek, "large claw") is an extinct genus of ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae, native to North America during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. It became extinct during the Quaternary extinction event at the end of the Rancholabrean of the Pleistocene, living from ~5 million to 11,000 years ago. The type species, M. jeffersonii, measured about 3 meters (9.8 ft) and weighed up to 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb). Megalonyx is descended from Pliometanastes, a genus of ground sloth that had arrived in North America during the Late Miocene, prior to the Great American Biotic Interchange. Megalonyx had the widest distribution of any North American ground sloth, having a range encompassing most of the contiguous United States, extending as far north as Alaska during warm periods.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Megalonyxnoun

    an extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the sloth

  2. Etymology: [NL., from Gr. me`gas, mega`lh, great + 'o`nyx claw.]

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  1. Megalonyx

    Megalonyx is an extinct genus of giant ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae endemic to North America from the Hemphillian of the Late Miocene through to the Rancholabrean of the Pleistocene, living from ~10.3 Mya—11,000 years ago, existing for approximately 10.289 million years. Type species, M. jeffersonii, measured about 3 m and weighted up to 1 ton.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of megalonyx in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of megalonyx in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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