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Common Name

Giant Ground Sloth

Specimen Numbers

IMNH 659/39714

Species

Species: harlani

Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Tetrapoda Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Eutheria Order: Pilosa Suborder: Folivora Family: Mylodontidae Subfamily: Lestodontinae Tribe: Glossotheriini Genus: Paramylodon Species: harlani 1065

Elements

Element	Length	Width	Thickness

Specimen Elements

City

Pocatello, Idaho USA

Age

Pliocene - Blancan to Pliocene - Blancan

Collector

Julia T. Sankey

Collection

IMNH Paleontology

Sex

Unknown

Is Complete

No

Date Published

9/26/2016

Repository

IMNH Paleontology

Repositing City: Pocatello, Idaho USA

Cause Of Death

Unknown

Elements

Comments

"Buddy Holly Ground Sloth"