Mylodon darwini

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Mylodon darwini is an extinct species of giant ground sloth that lived in South America during the Pleistocene and is known from well-preserved remains found in Patagonian caves.

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Mylodon darwini canonical 2
Darwin’s ground sloth 1
Mylodon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf extinct species
giant ground sloth
xenarthran mammal
belongsToClade Xenarthra
bodySize giant
class Mammalia
coexistedWith Pleistocene megafauna of South America
diet herbivorous
discoveredBy Charles Darwin
extinctionStatus extinct
family Mylodontidae
fossilPreservation well-preserved remains
fossilRecord Late Quaternary of Patagonia
fossilTypeLocality Patagonia
geologicalEpoch Late Pleistocene
habitat cave deposits
open environments
hasCommonName Darwin’s ground sloth
linked to: Mylodon darwini
hasVertebralColumn true
isEukaryote true
isSubjectOf Pleistocene extinction studies
South American megafauna studies
kingdom Animalia
knownFrom Mylodon Cave
Patagonian caves
limbMorphology large claws
powerful forelimbs
livedDuring Pleistocene
livedIn Patagonia
South America
locomotion terrestrial
namedAfter Charles Darwin
nativeRange southern South America
order Pilosa
parentTaxon Mylodon
linked to: Mylodon darwini
phylum Chordata
reproductiveMode viviparous
researchField paleontology
skeletonType robust
taxonRank species
thermoregulation endothermic
trophicLevel primary consumer

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Mylodon darwini parentTaxon Mylodon
linked to: Mylodon darwini
Mylodon darwini hasCommonName Darwin’s ground sloth
linked to: Mylodon darwini