Mylodon darwini
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Mylodon darwini is an extinct species of giant ground sloth that lived in South America during the Pleistocene and is known from well-preserved remains found in Patagonian caves.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct species
ⓘ
giant ground sloth ⓘ xenarthran mammal ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Xenarthra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | giant ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Pleistocene megafauna of South America ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Charles Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Mylodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilPreservation | well-preserved remains ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | Late Quaternary of Patagonia ⓘ |
| fossilTypeLocality | Patagonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch | Late Pleistocene ⓘ |
| habitat |
cave deposits
ⓘ
open environments ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Darwin’s ground sloth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVertebralColumn | true ⓘ |
| isEukaryote | true ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Pleistocene extinction studies
ⓘ
South American megafauna studies ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Mylodon Cave
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patagonian caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limbMorphology |
large claws
ⓘ
powerful forelimbs ⓘ |
| livedDuring | Pleistocene ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Patagonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | terrestrial ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Darwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeRange | southern South America ⓘ |
| order | Pilosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Mylodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | viviparous ⓘ |
| researchField | paleontology ⓘ |
| skeletonType | robust ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| thermoregulation | endothermic ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | primary consumer ⓘ |
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