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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 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
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
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 Late Pliocene through the
Megatherium
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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)
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 sloth
(sometimes incorrectly spelled Eucholaeops) is a genus of megalonychid ground sloth that lived in southernmost Argentina. Fossils have been recovered from
Eucholoeops
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
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
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
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
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
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 genus of xenarthran mammals
megatheriid ground sloth Eremotherium, the scelidotheriids Catonyx and Valgipes, the mylodontids Glossotherium, Ocnotherium, and Mylodonopsis. Smaller ground sloths
Glyptotherium
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 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 bears
Intertropical Region also indicate the occasional consumption of the ground sloth Nothrotherium maquinense (hypothesized as a preference for younger individuals
Arctotherium
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
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
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
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
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
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
Extinct genus of ground sloth
Xibalbaonyx is an extinct genus of megalonychid ground sloth known from the Late Pleistocene of Mexico. Three species are known: X. oviceps and X. exiniferis
Xibalbaonyx
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
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
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
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
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
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 genus of ground sloth
Ortotherium ("upright beast") is a genus of megalonychid ground sloth from the Late Miocene (Huayquerian SALMA, around 9 to 6.8 million years ago) Ituzaingó
Ortotherium
Man-eating hominid with a mouth on its abdomen; sometimes thought to be a ground sloth Brazil Nittaewo Nittevo Small hominid Sri Lanka Orang Pendek Small hominid
List_of_cryptids
leptostomus, M. wheatlyi (giant ground sloth) †Paramylodon harlani (giant ground sloth) †Pliometanastes (giant ground sloth) Myotis austroriparius (Southeastern
Haile_Quarry_site
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
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
Paleontological research site in Los Angeles
remains of a saber-toothed cat, dire wolves, bison, horses, a giant ground sloth, turtles, snails, clams, millipedes, fish, gophers, and an American lion
La_Brea_Tar_Pits
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
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)
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
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
Extinct genus of notoungulates
included the elephant-sized ground sloths Megatherium and Lestodon, along with the smaller (but still large) ground sloths Mylodon, Glossotherium, and
Toxodon
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
Extinct genus of birds
predator in Santacrucian ecosystems, likely preying on mammals including ground sloths, notoungulates, and litopterns. The taxonomic history of Phorusrhacos
Phorusrhacos
Subfamily of extinct mammals belonging to the armadillo order of xenarthrans
pampatheres, armadillos and a number of other types of xenarthrans (e.g., ground sloths). The largest glyptodonts like Doedicurus reached a height of 1.5 metres
Glyptodont
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
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
2012 American animated film
Sid and Diego's best friend John Leguizamo as Sid, a lazy, but caring ground sloth who is Manny and Diego's best friend Denis Leary as Diego, a Smilodon
Ice_Age:_Continental_Drift
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
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
Extinct genus of glyptodont
species, and they are classified in the superorder Xenarthra alongside sloths and anteaters. Being a glyptodont, it was a rotund animal with heavy armor
Doedicurus
Extinct genus of ground sloth
Mylodonopsis is an extinct genus of ground sloth, containing a single species, Mylodonopsis ibseni from the Late Pleistocene of Brazil. It is a member
Mylodonopsis
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
Radiocarbon, 52 (1), 205–208. Stinnesbeck, S.R. (2020) Mexican fossil ground sloths. A case study for Late Pleistocene megafaunal turnover in the Mexican
Timeline of extinctions in the Holocene
Timeline_of_extinctions_in_the_Holocene
Second stage of the Holocene epoch
its minimum recorded during the Holocene.[citation needed] The giant ground sloth, Megatherium americanum, weighing up to 4 tons and measuring up to 6
Northgrippian
Megalonyx M.leptostomus A moderately large ground sloth. Paramylodon P.harlani A large grazing ground sloth. Eremotherium E.eomigrans A giant ground sloth.
Inglis_quarry
(mustelid) †Epicyon haydeni (proto-dog) †Eremotherium eomigrans (giant ground sloth) †Equidae (horse) †Equus leidyi (horse) †Felis rexroadensis (wildcat)
Polk County, Florida paleontological sites
Polk_County,_Florida_paleontological_sites
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
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)
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
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 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
Extinct genus of marsupial
became widely popularised. The later conception of an animal more like a ground sloth was produced by Anne Musser in the early 21st century. Ancient rock art
Palorchestes
Method of archaeological study
et al. (July 1998). "Molecular coproscopy: dung and diet of the extinct ground sloth Nothrotheriops shastensis". Science. 281 (5375): 402–6. Bibcode:1998Sci
Ancient_DNA
Terrestrial locomotion using two limbs
their main form of locomotion – for example, humans, ground pangolins, the extinct giant ground sloths, numerous species of jumping rodents and macropods
Bipedalism
Reconstructed skeletons of flightless terror bird and ground sloth at the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro
Timeline_of_life
Lestobradys (Rinderknecht et al., 2010), a ground sloth Lestodon armatus (Gervais, 1855), a ground sloth Macrauchenia patachonica (Owen, 1838), a litoptern
Paleontology_in_Uruguay
Museum and nature center in Cocoa, Florida, USA
store, the Cape Canaveral lighthouse, and much more. Fossils of a Giant ground sloth and mastodon can be viewed in the exhibit featuring Ice Age animals.
Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science
Brevard_Museum_of_History_&_Natural_Science
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
Species of mammals related to anteaters and armadillos
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
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
Natural history museum in Chicago, Illinois
body due to the difficulties in examining the specimen 13 feet off the ground, and for nominal aesthetic reasons (the replica does not require a steel
Field Museum of Natural History
Field_Museum_of_Natural_History
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