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Megatherium

extinct genus of large mammals of the order Pilosa
Taxon Fossil Taxon Q310387
Megatherium
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
fossil taxon
Described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10][11][12]
End time
-10000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
Length
+6[17]
Location of discovery
South America[3]
Mass
+4[18]
Parent taxon
Megatheriinae[2]
Start time
-5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8]
Taxon common name
giant ground sloth, paresseux terrestre géant, perezoso terrestre gigante, Bodenfaultier[13][14][15][16]
Taxon name
Megatherium[4]
Taxon rank
genus[1]
Taxonomic type
Megatherium americanum[5]
Temporal range end
Greenlandian[7]
Temporal range start
Piacenzian[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en giant ground sloth en Megatherium ar بهضم ar الميجاثيريم el Μεγαθήριο es Perezosos gigantes es Megaterio es Perezoso gigante fa مگاتریوم fi Jättilaiskiainen fi Jättiläislaiskiainen fi Jättiläismaalaiskiainen fr Mégathérium he מגתריום it megaterio ja オオナマケモノ ja メガテリウム ko 메가테리움 nl Reuzen luiaard nl Reuzenluiaard
🔖 Identifiers · 27
BioLib taxon ID
416726
Encyclopedia of Life ID
4471793
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
animal/Megatherium
Fandom article ID
prehistoric-wiki:Megatherium
Fossilworks taxon ID
43616
Freebase ID
/m/0m5qj
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
3239357
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
megateri
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0122531
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Megatherium
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2196832
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
megaterii-9ff34b
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INaturalist taxon ID
317763
IRMNG ID
1350096
Interlingual Index ID
i48579
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
04119/eu_m_1647/m1647
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779403689
NCBI taxonomy ID
2546650
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
43616
Topic's main category
Category:Megatherium
Treccani ID
megaterio
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
megaterio
UBio ID
4235471
UMLS CUI
C5285033
Vikidia article ID
fr:Megatherium
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
02461306-n
Yale LUX ID
concept/2d4483c2-45e2-42dd-b73f-0117baaff802

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Location of discovery 1
South America
Taxon rank 1
genus
Taxonomic type 1
Megatherium americanum
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Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
← Parent taxon 1
Megatherium americanum
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  1. 12w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Interlingual Index ID → i48579
    Temporal range end → Greenlandian
    WordNet 3.1 Synset ID → 02461306-n
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #47825: OENN batch"
  2. 22w ago · Paucabot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Temporal range start → Piacenzian
    Parent taxon → Megatheriinae
    Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017) → 2196832
    Mass → 4 tonne
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Temporal range start: Piacenzian"
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