Megatherium americanum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Megatherium_americanum
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:endemic_species
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName giant ground sloth
gptkbp:conservationStatus extinct
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:describedYear 1796
gptkbp:diet gptkb:herbivore
gptkbp:endangeredStatus extinct
gptkbp:extinct ~10,000 years ago
gptkbp:family gptkb:Megatheriidae
gptkbp:firstFossilDiscovery 1788
gptkbp:firstFossilDiscoveryLocation gptkb:Luján,_Argentina
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Pleistocene
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Megatherium
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:grass
open woodland
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Museo_Nacional_de_Ciencias_Naturales,_Madrid
gptkbp:maximumLength 6 meters
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 4,000 kg
gptkbp:motility terrestrial
gptkbp:notableFeature massive size
large claws
gptkbp:notableSpecies MNCN 1601
gptkbp:order gptkb:Pilosa
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators humans
gptkbp:relatedTo sloths
anteaters
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Megatherium
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Megatherium americanum