Eremotherium a.k.a.‭ ‬Panamerican Ground Sloth

Eh-re-moe-fee-ree-um.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Eremotherium ‭(‬Solitary beast‭)‬.

Phonetic

Eh-re-moe-fee-ree-um.

Named By

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Xenarthra,‭ ‬Pilosa,‭ ‬Megatheriidae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

Size

6‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

North and South America.

Time Period

Pliocene through to the end of the Pleistocene.

Fossil representation

Multiple specimens,‭ ‬some almost complete.

In Depth

Further Reading

– Eremotherium laurillardi: the Panamerican late Pleistocene megatheriid sloth. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. – C. Cartelle & G. De Iuliis – 1995. – Eremotherium sefvei nov. sp. (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Megatheriidae) from the Pleistocene of Ulloma, Bolivia. – Geobios 30(3):453-461. – G. De Iuliis and P. A. Saint-Andre – 1997. – A new giant megatheriine ground sloth (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Megatheriidae) from the late Blancan to early Irvingtonian of Florida. – Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 127:495-515. – G. De Iuliis & C. Cartelle – 1999.- A monodominant late-Pleistocene megafauna locality from Santa Elena, Ecuador: Insight on the biology and behavior of giant ground sloths. – Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 544: 109599. – Emily L. Lindsey, Erick X. Lopez Reyes, Gordon E. Matzke, Karin A. Rice & H. Gregory McDonald – 2020.

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