The Giant Ground Sloth

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Night_at_the_Museum_series
gptkb:State_of_Indiana
gptkbp:adaptation cold resistance
flat molars
gptkbp:behavior grazing
gptkbp:body_style robust body
gptkbp:caused_by climate change
hunting by humans
gptkbp:died_in approximately 10,000 years ago
gptkbp:diet folivorous
leaves and fruits
gptkbp:discovered_by fossil records
gptkbp:exhibited_at gptkb:museum
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:theorem
likely solitary
gptkbp:foot strong forelimbs
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:La_Brea_Tar_Pits
extensive fossil record
up to 1 million years old
gptkbp:habitat open areas
forests and grasslands
gptkbp:had gptkb:product
gptkbp:has_appearance large skull
gptkbp:has_skin thick skin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Giant Ground Sloth
gptkbp:is_active_in daytime
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:is_known_for thick fur
large size
slow movement
large claws
large claws for digging
forage for food
dig burrows
be a slow mover
create trails in vegetation
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:galaxy
the clade Xenarthra
the class Mammalia
the family Megalonychidae
the genus Megalonyx
the order Pilosa
the order Xenarthra
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:modern_sloths
gptkb:Megalonyx
gptkbp:is_studied_in paleontologists
gptkbp:length up to 4 meters long
gptkbp:lifespan up to 30 years
gptkbp:movement quadrupedal
gptkbp:predators gptkb:early_humans
gptkbp:reproduction live birth
gptkbp:resides_in Pleistocene
gptkbp:social_structure likely solitary or small groups
gptkbp:weight up to 1,000 kg