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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