• Source: Ocnotherium

Ocnotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth known from the Late Pleistocene of Brazil, belonging to the family Mylodontidae, containing the species Ocnotherium giganteum. It is a member of the subfamily Mylodontinae, but its relationship to other members of that subfamily are uncertain. It had osteoderms embedded within its skin, like some other mylodontids. It was likely a mixed feeder, and may have been adapted to digging.




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Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ocnotherium
• Late Pleistocene extinctions
• Megalocnidae
• Megalonychidae
• Eremotherium
• Megatheriidae
• Mylodontidae
• Megalonyx
• Mylodontinae
• Glossotherium