Australonyx

Australonyx is an extinct genus of ground sloths, endemic to South America during the Late Pleistocene. It was found in Brazil.

Discovery

The holotype specimen was recovered from Poço Azul, an underwater cave system in Nova Redenção, Bahia state. The specimen was well preserved, consisting of both the front and back half of the skull, the mandible, most of the spine, and some elements from the limbs. Additionally, a nearly identical almost complete skull from Rondônia can be referred to this species.

Ecology

Australonyx is suggested to have been a mixed feeder.