Megalonyx jeffersonii

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
ground sloth
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction gptkb:human
gptkb:Quaternary_extinction_event
climate change
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Jefferson's_ground_sloth
gptkbp:conservationStatus extinct
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:Greenbrier_County,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:endangeredStatus extinct
gptkbp:family gptkb:Megalonychidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1797
gptkbp:fossilDiscoveryDate 1796
gptkbp:fossilMaterial teeth
claws
bones
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Megalonyx
gptkbp:habitat woodlands
open forests
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Megalonyx jeffersonii
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lastAppearance about 11,000 years ago
gptkbp:location gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society,_Philadelphia
partial skeleton
gptkbp:maximumLength 3 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed up to 1,000 kg
gptkbp:motility terrestrial
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkbp:notableFeature massive size
large claws
robust limbs
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Afton,_Oklahoma
gptkb:Carter_Caves,_Kentucky
gptkb:Saltville,_Virginia
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pilosa
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:prehistoricRange from Alaska to Florida
from east to west coasts of North America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Megalonyx_leptostomus
gptkb:Megalonyx_wheatleyi
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4