Lestodon
Extinct genus of ground sloths / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lestodon is an extinct genus of giant ground sloth native to South America during the Pleistocene epoch. Its fossil remains have been primarily been found in the Pampas and adjacent regions. The largest member of the family Mylodontidae,[1] It is estimated to have weighed 4,100 kilograms (4.5 short tons). It was a herbivore and primarily fed on the grasses and low-growing plants.
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L. armatus skeleton at the American Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Pilosa |
Family: | †Mylodontidae |
Subfamily: | †Mylodontinae |
Tribe: | †Lestodontini |
Genus: | †Lestodon Gervais 1855 |
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† L. armatus Gervais 1855, type |
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