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.

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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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