Jefferson's ground sloth

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jefferson's_ground_sloth

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:endemic_species
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:Jefferson's_ground_sloth
gptkbp:diet	gptkb: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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Jefferson's ground sloth