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Megalocnus

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 among the largest of the Caribbean sloths (Megalocnidae), with individuals estimated to have weighed up to 270 kg (595 lbs) to 200 kg (440 lbs), around the size of a black bear when alive. Its relatives…

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Arriete-Ciego MonteroCienfuegos ProvinceMuseo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesJoseph LeidyMegalonyx
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Fossil history

SubfossilsAMSCalibratedBP
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GenusExtinctGround slothsCubaPleistocene
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Description and paleobiology

Hapalops
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Megalocnus

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples62
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
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related to history · 46
Megalocnus → American, AMNH, April, Arriete-Ciego Montero, Caribbean, Carlos, Castro, Ciencias Naturales, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba, Cuban, Cuban Museum, Departement, Despite, Dr, Felipe Poey, Haiti, Havana, Hispaniola, However
related to Description and paleobiology · 11
Megalocnus → Acratocnus, Caribbean, Couto, Due, Hapalops, M2-4, M3, Molar, Of, Some, The
related to External links · 5
Megalocnus → Media, Paleontology, Wikimedia Commons Data, Wikispecies, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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rodens cuba amnh fossils species sloths fossil parocnus bp genus described sloth caribbean size collected mandible de large named cuban

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Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyDue0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyOf0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyCaribbean0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyHapalops0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyThe0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyAcratocnus0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologySome0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyCouto0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyM2-40.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyMolar0.60section
Megalocnusrelated to Description and paleobiologyM30.60section
Megalocnusrelated to External linksPaleontology0.60section

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