Megatherium

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Megatherium
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction gptkb:human
climate change
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName giant ground sloth
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:extinct true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Megalonychidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
1796
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:South_America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Megatherium
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:maximumLength 6 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 4,000 kg
gptkbp:motility quadrupedal
occasionally bipedal
gptkbp:notableFeature massive size
large claws
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Bolivia
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Uruguay
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pilosa
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo sloths
anteaters
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:genus
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Megatherium_americanum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Description_of_the_Skeleton_of_an_Extinct_Gigantic_Sloth
gptkb:Memoir_on_the_Megatherium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5