Megatheriidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (110)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:family
gptkbp:body_shape long limbs
long claws
large claws
massive body
large limbs
heavy bones
gptkbp:characteristics long claws
flat teeth
robust limbs
large skull
gptkbp:conservation_status extinct
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:folklore
gptkb:fossils
gptkb:mythology
gptkb:Art_History
paleontological studies
diversification of mammals
prehistoric megafauna
adaptations to herbivory
evolution of sloths
insight into megafauna
gptkbp:diet fruits
herbaceous plants
leaves
gptkbp:extinction_cause climate change
overhunting
human hunting
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:true
gptkbp:first_appearance about 2 million years ago
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Uruguay
gptkb:sneaker
bones
teeth
coprolites
skin impressions
gptkbp:geographic_distribution Neotropical region
gptkbp:geological_features Pleistocene
Holocene
Quaternary
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
forests
gptkbp:had_body_length up to 6 meters
gptkbp:has_behavior digging
foraging
herding
slow-moving
browsing herbivore
gptkbp:has_diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:has_features large skull
broad pelvis
small brain size
robust skeleton
gptkbp:has_member gptkb:Eremotherium
gptkb:Scelidotherium
gptkb:Thalassocnus
gptkb:Megatherium
gptkbp:has_weight up to 4 tons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Megatheriidae
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Megalonyx
gptkb:Eremotherium
gptkb:Scelidotherium
gptkb:Megatherium
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:Xenarthra
gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:is_known_for large size
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Xenarthra
gptkb:Theria
gptkb:Cenozoic_Era
gptkb:Mammalia
Pleistocene Epoch
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Sloth
gptkbp:last_appearance about 10,000 years ago
gptkbp:lived_during Late Pleistocene
gptkbp:lives_in gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:movement quadrupedal
gptkbp:originated_in descended from early mammals
gptkbp:paleobiology gptkb:fossils
gptkb:Biology
paleoecology
functional morphology
extinction dynamics
climate impact on species
gptkbp:predators gptkb:humans
gptkb:early_humans
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Xenarthra
gptkb:Sloth
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:ecology
evolutionary biology
extinction events
paleobiology
climate change impact
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Tardigrada
gptkb:Mega_Evolution
gptkb:Megalonyx
gptkb:Megalonychidae
gptkb:Xenarthra
gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Megatheriidae
gptkbp:social_behavior solitary
gptkbp:wildlife gptkb:true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:megatherium
gptkb:Sloth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5