Nohochichak

Nohochichak Temporal range: Late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) ~0.036–0.012 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Pilosa
Family:	†Megalonychidae
Genus:	†Nohochichak McDonald et al. 2017
Species:	†N. xibalbahkah
Binomial name
†Nohochichak xibalbahkah McDonald et al. 2017

Nohochichak is an extinct genus of megalonychid ground sloth from the Late Pleistocene (Rancholabrean) of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

Discovery and taxonomy[]

The only known specimens were discovered in the underwater cave system of Hoyo Negro in Quintana Roo, consisting of a partial skull and mandible.^[1] It was found to be closer to other Mexican Sloth taxa, like Xibalbaonyx, Meizonyx and Zacatzontli than North American taxa like Megalonyx.

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