Sibotherium

Sibotherium is an extinct genus of ground sloth in the family Megatheriidae that lived in what is now Costa Rica during the Late Miocene. It was a large ground sloth, weighing more than 2,500 kg.

Sibotherium
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Hemphillian)
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Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Pilosa
Family: Megatheriidae
Genus: Sibotherium
Rincón et al., 2020
Species:
S. ka
Binomial name
Sibotherium ka
Rincón et al., 2020
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