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Diverse group of extinct sloth species
Ground sloths are a diverse group of extinct sloths in the mammalian superorder Xenarthra. They varied widely in size; the largest belonged to the genera
Ground_sloth
Group of tree dwelling mammals noted for slowness
arboreal tree sloths and extinct terrestrial ground sloths. Noted for their slowness of movement, tree sloths spend most of their lives hanging upside down
Sloth
Extinct genus of ground sloths
Megalonyx (Greek, "great-claw") is an extinct genus of ground sloths of the family Megalonychidae, native to North America. It evolved during the Pliocene
Megalonyx
Extinct genus of ground sloths
Nothrotheriops is an extinct genus of ground sloths endemic to North America during the Pleistocene to early Holocene (~2.5 Mya until 10,000 years ago)
Nothrotheriops
Extinct family of ground sloths
Mylodontidae is a family of extinct South American and North American ground sloths within the suborder Folivora of order Pilosa, living from around 23
Mylodontidae
Extinct genus of ground sloths from North America
Paramylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Mylodontidae endemic to North America during the Pliocene through Pleistocene epochs, living
Paramylodon
Extinct genus of giant ground sloth
"steppe or desert" and θηρίον "beast") is an extinct genus of giant ground sloth in the family Megatheriidae. Eremotherium lived in southern North America
Eremotherium
Genus of extinct ground sloth
(μέγα) 'great' + theríon (θηρίον) 'beast') is an extinct genus of large ground sloths endemic to South America that lived from the Pliocene through the end
Megatherium
Extinct family of ground sloths
Nothrotheriidae is a family of extinct ground sloths that lived from approximately 17.5 mya—10,000 years ago, existing for approximately 17.49 million
Nothrotheriidae
Species of bear
The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus), also known as the Indian bear, is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent. It feeds on fruits
Sloth_bear
Genus of mammals
but have now been shown by molecular results to be closest to extinct ground sloths of the family Mylodontidae. A study of retrovirus and mitochondrial
Two-toed_sloth
Legendary cryptid in the Amazon
of ground sloth survival, pointing out that no ground sloth remains had been found in Holocene fossil records. However, a number of ground sloth species
Mapinguari
Genus of mammals
three-toed sloths are the brown-throated sloth, the maned sloth, the pale-throated sloth, the southern maned sloth, and the pygmy three-toed sloth. In complete
Three-toed_sloth
Extinct family of ground sloths
Megatheriidae is a family of extinct ground sloths that lived from approximately 23 mya—11,000 years ago. Megatheriids appeared during the Late Oligocene
Megatheriidae
creators combined the traits of three-toed sloths and ground sloths while designing Sid and the other sloth characters. Paleontologists have suggested
List_of_Ice_Age_characters
Historic cave in West Virginia, United States
discoveries bear witness to the early natural history of Organ Cave: giant ground sloth, grizzly bear, nine-banded armadillo, sabre-tooth cat, reindeer and an
Organ_Cave
Extinction of large animals at the end of the last Ice Age
remaining ground sloth spp. Eremotherium (megatheriid giant ground sloth) (H) Nothrotheriops (nothrotheriid ground sloth) (H) Megalonychid ground sloth spp
Late_Pleistocene_extinctions
Superorder of mammals including anteaters, sloths, and armadillos
tree sloths, and armadillos. Extinct xenarthrans include the glyptodonts, pampatheres and ground sloths, with some glyptodonts and ground sloths reaching
Xenarthra
Order of mammals
native to the Americas. They include anteaters and sloths (which include the extinct ground sloths). The name comes from the Latin word for "hairy". The
Pilosa
Species of New World mammal
The brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus) is a species of three-toed sloth found in the Neotropical realm of Central and South America. It is the
Brown-throated_sloth
2002 animated film directed by Chris Wedge
three mammals—Manny, a no-nonsense woolly mammoth, Sid, a loudmouthed ground sloth, and Diego, a sardonic smilodon—who come across a human baby and work
Ice_Age_(2002_film)
American multimedia franchise
since the first film consists of at least woolly mammoth Manny (Romano), ground sloth Sid (Leguizamo), and Smilodon Diego (Leary). The franchise also features
Ice_Age_(franchise)
Extinct genus of saber-toothed cat
encountering new prey taxa in South America such as Macrauchenia and ground sloths. Smilodon is thought to have killed its prey by holding it still with
Smilodon
Extinct, aquatic ground sloth from South America
Thalassocnus is an extinct genus of semiaquatic ground sloths from the Miocene and Pliocene of the Pacific South American coast. It is monotypic within
Thalassocnus
Extinct species of canine mammal
have included western horses, dwarf pronghorn, flat-headed peccary, ground sloths, ancient bison, and camels. Dire wolves lived as recently as 10,000
Dire_wolf
Species of mammals related to anteaters and armadillos
Linnaeus's two-toed sloth (Choloepus didactylus), also known as the southern two-toed sloth, unau, or Linne's two-toed sloth is a species of sloth from South America
Linnaeus's_two-toed_sloth
Paleozoographic event resulting from the formation of the Isthmus of Panama
euphractines, various ground sloths, some of which reached the size of elephants (e.g. Megatherium), and even semiaquatic to aquatic marine sloths. The notoungulates
Great_American_Interchange
Fossilized human footprints in New Mexico, US
include those of extinct megafauna, such as Columbian mammoths and ground sloths, as well as those of predators such as the American lion and dire wolves
White_Sands_footprints
Species of pilosan mammal
The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni), also known as the northern two-toed sloth, is a species of sloth from Central and South America.
Hoffmann's_two-toed_sloth
Extinct genus of proboscideans
recorded with a few other mammalian faunas, namely the megalonychid ground sloth Megalonyx, the pocket gopher Geomys, the cricetid Sigmodon, the equin
Mastodon
2016 Blue Sky Studios film
one of the asteroids that fell long ago. There, Sid meets Brooke, a ground sloth who instantly falls in love with him. Shangri Llama, the leader of Geotopia
Ice_Age:_Collision_Course
Extinct Greater Antilles sloth family
were formerly placed in the Megalonychidae alongside two-toed sloths and ground sloths like Megalonyx, recent mitochondrial DNA and collagen sequencing
Megalocnidae
Extinct genus of mammals
Mylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloth belonging to the family Mylodontidae, known from southern South America. With a total length of 3 to 4 m and
Mylodon
National park in New Mexico, United States
footprint layers. Other tracks are known for extinct megafauna, including ground sloths (likely either Nothrotheriops or Paramylodon) and Columbian mammoths
White_Sands_National_Park
Genus of large, heavily armored mammals
deposits from Uruguay, though many were incorrectly referred to the ground sloth Megatherium by early paleontologists. The type species, G. clavipes,
Glyptodon
Extinct genus of ground sloths
Lestodon is an extinct genus of giant ground sloth native to South America during the Pleistocene epoch. Its fossil remains have primarily been found in
Lestodon
Common name Scientific name Range Comments Pictures Panamerican ground sloth Eremotherium laurillardi Southern United States to Brazil Most recent remains
List of South American species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_South_American_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Attributes of living species that arose due to coevolution with other now-extinct species
restoration Teratornis restoration Restoration of Palaeopropithecus, a sloth lemur Stegodon restoration American cheetah restoration The phenomenon was
Evolutionary_anachronism
Upcoming animated film
Diego, a smilodon and the co-leader of the Herd John Leguizamo as Sid, a ground sloth and the founder of the Herd Simon Pegg as Buck Wild, a one-eyed weasel
Ice_Age:_Boiling_Point
Extinct family of prehistoric ground sloths
Scelidotheriidae is a family of extinct ground sloths within the order Pilosa, suborder Folivora and superfamily Mylodontoidea, related to the other extinct
Scelidotheriidae
Extinct giant lemur
lemurs known as "sloth lemurs" (Palaeopropithecidae), and because of its extremely large size, it has been compared to the ground sloths that once roamed
Archaeoindris
Anthony J. (20 August 2022). "Chapter 6. North America: mastodon, ground sloths, and sabertooth cats". Vanished Giants: The Lost World of the Ice Age
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
American biologist (born 1969)
ancient DNA. Poinar first became known for extracting DNA sequences from ground sloth coprolites. He is currently director of the Ancient DNA Centre at McMaster
Hendrik_Poinar
Extinct genus of bears
Intertropical Region also indicate the occasional consumption of the ground sloth Nothrotherium maquinense (hypothesized as a preference for younger individuals
Arctotherium
Extinct genus of bears
recovered from the mid-Wisconsian U-Bar Cave, New Mexico, alongside Shasta ground sloth, shrub-ox, pronghorns (Stockoceros, Capromeryx), Camelops, Odocoileus
Arctodus
Extinct species of deer
America during an era with other megafauna such as the woolly mammoth, ground sloth, long horn bison, and smilodon. The species became extinct approximately
Cervalces_scotti
Species of plant
to the extinction of the giant Shasta ground sloth (Nothrotheriops shastensis) 13,000 years ago; ground sloth dung has been found to contain Joshua tree
Yucca_brevifolia
Extinct family of sloths
living three-toed sloths, make up the sloth superfamily Megatherioidea. Megalonychidae, along with all other mainland ground sloths became extinct in
Megalonychidae
Extinct subspecies of carnivore
was carnivorous and hunted a variety of large mammals, including the ground sloth Mylodon, horse Hippidion, and camelid Lama. Near his farm in the mountains
Panthera_onca_mesembrina
Geologic formation in Brazil
A nothrotheriid ground sloth Pseudoprepotherium P. venezualem A ground sloth. Octodontobradys O. puruensis A mylodontid ground sloth Urumacotherium U
Solimões_Formation
Press. ISBN 978-0-231-03733-4. Stinnesbeck, S.R. (2020) Mexican Fossil Ground Sloths: A Case Study for Late Pleistocene Megafaunal Turnover in the Mexican
List of North American species extinct in the Holocene
List_of_North_American_species_extinct_in_the_Holocene
Man-eating hominid with a mouth on its abdomen; sometimes thought to be a ground sloth Brazil Mogollon Monster Arizona Bigfoot Large hominid Arizona Nittaewo
List_of_cryptids
Species of mammals
The pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), occasionally known as the ai (/ˈɑːi/), is a species of three-toed sloth that inhabits tropical rainforests
Pale-throated_sloth
McDonald, G.H. (2006). "Sexual dimorphism in the skull of Harlan's ground sloth". Contributions in Science. 510: 1–9. doi:10.5962/p.226786. S2CID 160018378
Paleobiota of the La Brea Tar Pits
Paleobiota_of_the_La_Brea_Tar_Pits
Type locality Location Notes Images Megatherium americanum Gen. et sp. nov. Valid Cuvier Pleistocene Lujan River Argentina A large extinct ground sloth
18th_century_in_paleontology
Geological formation in northeastern Argentina
of the Amazon region of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Several ground sloth genera present in the Ituzaingó Formation are endemic from this unit
Ituzaingó_Formation
Extinct genus of xenarthran mammals
megatheriid ground sloth Eremotherium, the scelidotheriids Catonyx and Valgipes, the mylodontids Glossotherium, Ocnotherium, and Mylodonopsis. Smaller ground sloths
Glyptotherium
Inlet in the Chilean region of Magallanes
Milodón Natural Monument, where remains have been recovered of the extinct ground sloth along with a settlement of prehistoric humans. Bernardo O'Higgins National
Última_Esperanza_Sound
South American low grasslands
include the giant elephant-sized ground sloth Megatherium americanum, alongside the smaller (though still large) ground sloths Mylodon, Glossotherium, Lestodon
Pampas
Extinct genus of gomphothere elephantimorph native to South America
largest animals in South America along with the comparably sized giant ground sloths Megatherium and Eremotherium. Notiomastodon ranged widely over most
Notiomastodon
Geographical region in South America
Species formerly present in the region include the large cow-sized ground sloth Mylodon, the large camel-like ungulate Macrauchenia, indigenous equines
Patagonia
Province of Argentina
announced the discovery of a well-preserved fossilized skull of the giant ground sloth Megatherium near San Eduardo del Mar, Province of Buenos Aires. According
Buenos_Aires_Province
Extinct genus of ground sloth
Xibalbaonyx is an extinct genus of megalonychid ground sloth known from the Late Pleistocene of Mexico. Three species are recognized: X. oviceps and X
Xibalbaonyx
Extinct genus of ground sloths
extinct genus of megatheriine ground sloth, known from the Late Pleistocene of Peru. Unlike most other extinct mainland sloths, it seems to have been a climber
Diabolotherium
sloth, Choloepus hoffmanni LC American giant ground sloth, Eremotherium laurillardi (E) Harlan's ground sloth, Paramylodon harlani (E) Shasta ground sloth
List of mammals of North America
List_of_mammals_of_North_America
Past events passed down orally
Coenocorypha snipe. Legends of the "Mapinguari" in the Amazon rainforest, a ground sloth-like creature tentatively identified with a mylodontid. Legends of the
Folk_memory
ground sloth (Acratocnus major) - The greater Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago. Lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth
List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
List_of_endemic_fauna_of_Puerto_Rico
Type of projectile point used in South America during the Late Pleistocene
the elephant-sized giant ground sloths Megatherium americanum and Lestodon, the somewhat smaller but still large ground sloths Scelidotherium, Glossotherium
Fishtail_projectile_point
Lestobradys (Rinderknecht et al., 2010), a ground sloth Lestodon armatus (Gervais, 1855), a ground sloth Macrauchenia patachonica (Owen, 1838), a litoptern
Paleontology_in_Uruguay
Paleontological research site in Los Angeles
saber-toothed cat, dire wolves, ancient bison, western horses, a giant Harlan's ground sloth, turtles, snails, clams, millipedes, fish, gophers, and an American lion
La_Brea_Tar_Pits
Large animals
a lake in eastern North America and from study of deposits of Shasta ground sloth dung left in over half a dozen caves in the American Southwest. Continuing
Megafauna
Reconstructed skeletons of flightless terror bird and ground sloth at the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro
Timeline_of_life
Cave in West Virginia, United States
ground sloth"). The lack of accurate records and the vagueness of the locality description left much doubt about the original location of the sloth skeleton
Haynes_Cave
French paleontologist (1769–1832)
skeleton dug up in present-day Argentina was of a giant, prehistoric ground sloth, which he named Megatherium. He also established two ungulate genera
Georges_Cuvier
Extinct genus of glyptodont
Pleistocene in this region—such as the armadillo Eutatus, the giant ground sloth Megatherium, and the dog Dusicyon avus—the Pampas may have been a refuge
Doedicurus
State park in Boone County, Kentucky
forms of bison, caribou, deer, elk, horse, mastodon, musk ox, peccary, ground sloths, wolves, black bears, stag moose, saber-toothed cats, and possibly tapir
Big_Bone_Lick_State_Park
Extinct species of carnivore
(2021-10-03). "Xibalbaonyx exinferis n. sp. (Megalonychidae), a new Pleistocene ground sloth from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico". Historical Biology. 33 (10): 1952–1963
Panthera_balamoides
Extinct genus of birds
ecosystems, likely preying on a variety of native mammals, such as ground sloths, notoungulates, and litopterns. The taxonomic history of Phorusrhacos
Phorusrhacos
Paleontological site in Colorado, United States
total over 36,000 vertebrate fossils (including mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths, horses, camels and deer), more than 100 species of fossil invertebrates
Snowmastodon_site
Order of mammals from Caribbean bioregion
some of the extinct giant ground sloths, such as Megalonyx, and was formerly also thought to include the living two-toed sloths (Choloepus) of the American
Pilosans_of_the_Caribbean
Extinct genus of sloth
(sometimes incorrectly spelled Eucholaeops) is a genus of megalonychid ground sloth that lived in southernmost Argentina. Fossils have been recovered from
Eucholoeops
Natural Monument in Magallanes Region, Chile
notable for the discovery in 1895 of skin, bones and other parts of a ground sloth called Mylodon darwini, from which the cave takes its name. It is also
Cueva del Milodón Natural Monument
Cueva_del_Milodón_Natural_Monument
Cave in Clark County, Nevada, US
000 radiocarbon years ago), Gypsum Cave was inhabited by the Shasta ground sloth. A few hundreds feet away, the Gypsum Cave Mine contains gypsum, anhydrite
Gypsum_Cave_(Nevada)
American paleontologist
hunted to extinction North America's Ice Age large mammals, including ground sloths, camels, mammoths and mastodons. The theory, summarized by Martin for
Paul_Schultz_Martin
City in Oregon, United States
Fanno Creek that were determined to be a partial skeleton of a Harlan's ground sloth (Paramylodon harlani). As of the 2020 census, Tualatin had a population
Tualatin,_Oregon
Volcano in New Mexico, United States
ground sloth, now at the Peabody Museum, was found in a fumarole roughly 100' deep located on the SE portion of the crater rim. Several ground sloth coprolites
Aden_Crater
Extinct genus of sloths
Megalocnus ("great sloth" in Greek) is a genus of extinct ground sloths that were native to Cuba during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. They were
Megalocnus
Topics referred to by the same term
laziness, one of the seven deadly sins Ground sloth, an extinct mammal of the Americas Sloth bear, a bear of India Sloth lemur, an extinct lemur Flash Slothmore
Sloth_(disambiguation)
British-American nature documentary television series
acquire food, stealing from a pack of wild dogs. A squirrel trails a giant ground sloth in search of food. A giant armadillo and her baby journey across new
Prehistoric_Planet
Underground shelter excavated by prehistoric megafauna
paleoburrows are likely made by giant armadillos, pampatheres, and/or large ground sloths, depending on their size. Thousands of examples have been identified
Paleoburrow
2006 American animated film
under the delusion that she is a possum. John Leguizamo as Sid, the ground sloth. Denis Leary as Diego, the smilodon. Seann William Scott and Josh Peck
Ice_Age:_The_Meltdown
American biotechnology company
done genetic research for the following species; Irish elk, great auk, ground sloth, saber-tooth cat, long-horned bison, Columbian mammoth, cave hyena, mastodon
Colossal_Biosciences
2012 American animated film
and Shira's love interest John Leguizamo as Sid, a lazy, but caring ground sloth who is Manny and Diego's best friend Josh Gad as Louis, a molehog and
Ice_Age:_Continental_Drift
Extinct genus of ground sloths
Hapalops is an extinct genus of ground sloth from the Early to Late Miocene of Brazil (Solimões Formation), Bolivia (Honda Group), Colombia (Honda Group)
Hapalops
Extinct genus of ground sloths
Valgipes is an extinct genus of scelidotheriid ground sloth, endemic to intertropical Brazil and Uruguay during the Late Pleistocene. Thought to have been
Valgipes
extinct sloths, supporting the interpretation of Parocnus as primarily terrestrial. Feola et al. (2026) revise the fossil record of ground sloth footprints
2026_in_paleomammalogy
Geological formation in Patagonia
litopterns, notoungulates), as well as rodents, xenarthrans (armadillos, sloths, anteaters), and metatherians. The formation extends from the Andes to the
Santa_Cruz_Formation
Scientific society formed in 1857
hikes. The club was named for the Megatherium, an extinct genus of giant ground sloth. The leading spirit of the club was marine biologist William Stimpson
Megatherium_Club
Extinct genus of ground sloths
Scelidotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth of the family Scelidotheriidae, endemic to South America during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs
Scelidotherium
Large depression in western North America
were mainly hunters and hunted bison, the extinct mammoth, and extinct ground sloth. For housing, since they followed the animals they were hunting, they
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