Milodón Cave Natural Monument

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Milodón Cave Natural Monument is a protected natural area in southern Chile famed for its large cave system where remains of the extinct giant ground sloth (Mylodon) were discovered.

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Milodón Cave Natural Monument canonical 2
Milodón Cave 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural monument
protected area
accessBy road
climate cold oceanic climate
containsEvidenceOf early human presence
containsFossil Mylodon darwini
prehistoric horse remains
saber-toothed cat remains
country Chile
designation Monumento Natural Cueva del Milodón
distanceFrom about 24 km from Puerto Natales
established 1968
geologicalAge Late Pleistocene deposits
geologicalType karst cave
governingBody CONAF
Corporación Nacional Forestal
hasCave Chica Cave
Cueva del Milodón
Sofia Cave
hasDiscovery Mylodon remains
giant ground sloth remains
prehistoric animal remains
hasFacility visitor center
hasFeature Milodón Cave
large cave system
rock formations
viewpoints
hasMonument Mylodon statue
hasTrail interpretive trail
hasWildlife condors
foxes
guanaco
IUCNCategory III
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Magallanes Region
Patagonia
locatedOn Benítez Hill
nearestCity Puerto Natales
notableFor archaeological findings
discovery of Mylodon darwini remains
paleontological importance
offersActivity cave visiting
hiking
wildlife observation
openingYear 1968
partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
touristRegion Southern Patagonia

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Última Esperanza Province contains Milodón Cave Natural Monument
Última Esperanza Province hasProtectedArea Milodón Cave Natural Monument
Milodón Cave Natural Monument hasFeature Milodón Cave
linked to: Milodón Cave Natural Monument