Megalonyx

Megalonyx (Greek, "large claw") is an extinct genus of 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 (9.8 ft) and weighed up to 1,000 kilograms.
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Prehistoric sloths
Category:Pleistocene xenarthrans
Category:Pleistocene mammals of north america
Category:Prehistoric mammal genera