Giant ground sloths

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Extinct mammal
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction Climate change
Human hunting
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Subject of paleontological research
Featured in indigenous myths
gptkbp:descendedFrom No direct descendants
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:extinct ~10,000 years ago
gptkbp:firstDescribed 18th century
gptkbp:fossil gptkb:Bones
Skin impressions
Coprolites
Caves in South America
North American tar pits
gptkbp:habitat Grasslands
Woodlands
Open forests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Giant ground sloths
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFeature Slow movement
Robust limbs
Massive claws
gptkbp:notableGenus gptkb:Megatherium
gptkb:Mylodon
gptkb:Eremotherium
gptkb:Glossotherium
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Megatherium_americanum
gptkb:Mylodon_darwinii
Eremotherium laurillardi
Glossotherium robustum
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pilosa
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Armadillos
gptkb:Anteaters
Modern tree sloths
gptkbp:reproduction Viviparous
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Pleistocene
Holocene
gptkbp:scientificName Megatherioidea
gptkbp:size Up to 6 meters long
gptkbp:status Extinct
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Folivora
gptkbp:taxonRank Superfamily
gptkbp:weight Up to 4 tonnes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prehistoric_Florida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7