The Ground Sloths

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Ice_Age:_The_Great_Egg-Scapade
gptkbp:behavior Burrowing
Grazing
Foraging
Solitary
gptkbp:body_style Large size
Robust limbs
Strong jaws
Flat skull
Broad pelvis
gptkbp:caused_by Climate change
Human hunting
gptkbp:characteristics Slow-moving
Long claws
gptkbp:climate Grasslands
Savannas
Tropical forests
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol of prehistoric megafauna
Convergent evolution with modern sloths
Fossils in archaeology
gptkbp:descendant Early mammals
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:first_appearance Late Eocene
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:North_America
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:historical_period Pleistocene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ground Sloths
gptkbp:last_appearance Holocene
gptkbp:material Fur
gptkbp:movement Quadrupedal
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Lestodon_armatus
gptkb:Pleistocene_ground_sloth
gptkb:Megalonyx_jeffersonii
gptkb:Eremotherium_laurillardi
gptkb:Megatherium_americanum
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Person
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:galaxy
gptkb:Lestodon
gptkb:Megalonyx
gptkb:Eremotherium
gptkb:Megatherium
gptkbp:reproduction Viviparous
gptkbp:research Conservation biology
Ecology
Evolutionary biology
Paleontology
Climate science
gptkbp:size Large
gptkbp:wildlife Quaternary extinction event