Jefferson's ground sloth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jefferson's_ground_sloth
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Jefferson's_ground_sloth
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:extinctionEpoch gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:family gptkb:Megalonychidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1797
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Megalonyx
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jefferson's ground sloth
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length up to 3 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:notableFor One of the first extinct mammals described in North America
gptkbp:notableSite Cave deposits in the United States
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pilosa
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo other ground sloths
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Megalonyx_jeffersonii
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:weight up to 1,000 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Megalonyx_jeffersonii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5