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Megalocnus

genus of sloths
Taxon Fossil Taxon Q141383
Megalocnus
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Facts

7 properties
Instance of
fossil taxon
End time
5000 BC[6]
Parent taxon
Megalocnidae[3]
Start time
-126000-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]
Taxon common name
Great Sloth[7]
Taxon name
Megalocnus[4]
Taxon rank
genus[2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Megalocnus he מגלוקנוס ru Megalocnus ru Мегалокнус zh 加勒比地懒属 zh 大树懒
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Encyclopedia of Life ID
4471307
Fossilworks taxon ID
83044
Freebase ID
/m/02zblrk
GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
4834193
IRMNG ID
1366293
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2775884628
Paleobiology Database taxon ID
83044
Yale LUX ID
concept/25f54cc5-5f64-4d7e-8652-e4bfc67ab521

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🔗 Connections
Parent taxon 1
Megalocnidae
Taxon rank 1
genus
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Summary

Megalocnus is a fossil taxon[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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